Batavia Opinion
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Lawsuit is about responsible spendingMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Kane County portion of my tax bill has increased by more than 6 percent. This makes me no different from just about anyone else reading this letter. What is differen...
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Quinn holding towns hostageMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Village of Wayne vehemently disagrees with Gov. Quinn’s suggestion that the Local Government Distributive Fund payments to all Illinois municipalities and counties b...
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Tax increase is killing usMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - I’m not sure where the 1.2-percent increase came from in Douglas Dunlap’s letter. I am a Sun City Huntley resident of 12 years. Over that time I have seen a steady incre...
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A sick, uneducated nation can't prosperMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - I am disappointed in Congressman Randy Hultgren for voting in favor of the House Republican budget plan that provides tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of America'...
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Taxing bodies must live within meansMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - I opened our tax bill and to my complete and utter surprise and disgust we received a $626.47 tax increase over last year’s bill. Since we moved here in 2001 from Califo...
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Three potential laws that make senseMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Often, our General Assembly does things that make us scratch our collective heads. We frequently find ourselves questioning the motives of our elected representatives. B...
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10,000 reasons for Huntley hospitalMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - We live in Sun City Huntley along with 10,000 other seniors. We have been here for almost 11 years. Needless to say, it would be a godsend to have a hospital here in tow...
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Mental illness is everywhere, treatableMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - May is Mental Health Month. Since 1949, this month has provided an opportunity to raise awareness about mental health issues. Consider that one in four families are affe...
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How could Kane raise tax rates?May 09, 2011 11:00 pm - In the midst of one of the worst recessions of our lifetime, one that has been aggravated and extended by the ineptness and poor judgment of our politicians and their po...
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Effect change, buy American appliancesMay 09, 2011 11:00 pm - I agree with the letter from Bill Cooper of Geneva concerning buying products make in the USA. It is difficult in our current market. Many of us have written letters to ...