Batavia Opinion
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Promises made, promises broken by LauzenJul 17, 2016 12:01 am - Descartes said, "To know what people really think, pay regard to what they do rather than what they say." This certainly applies to Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauz...
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Aside from guns, there's plenty to banJul 12, 2016 12:01 am - No one has guaranteed that any gun-control laws enacted would prevent criminals from getting and using firearms against the American people or any others. In America th...
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If there are checks, there must be moneyJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - House Speaker Michael Madigan is blaming Illinois' financial challenges on Gov. Bruce Rauner, but the state finances are all Madigan's fault. Madigan has been speaker f...
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Lawmakers, do your jobJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - Yes, I am screaming at all of you. Get this budget done! You are - and have been - wasting precious time on your political agendas and not serving the people of Illinois...
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Oberweis no friend of social servicesMay 08, 2016 12:01 am - Sen. Oberweis was recently quoted as stating that he was in agreement with Comptroller Leslie Munger's decision not to pay the legislators until social services were fun...
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Batavia shouldn't pay for downtown surveyMay 04, 2016 1:01 am - Does any elected official in Batavia know where Berkley's Finer Foods is located? Batavia Enterprises lost a major tenant when Walgreens moved into a new building in the...
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Pension bill one more inept 'solution'Mar 24, 2016 12:01 am - Politicians like Senator Dan Duffy are the very reason the state of Illinois is flailing about, drowning in red ink. His bill, SB3317, hopes to grab onto local police an...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsMar 12, 2016 2:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of our endorsements in the Tuesday primary elections. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be ...
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Need board member who'll show upMar 10, 2016 11:01 pm - I am writing you as the most recent past vice chairman and District 10 elected Kane County Board member. My neighbors and I who reside in District 10 have been underrepr...
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GOP failure to back one person is idiocyMar 09, 2016 11:01 pm - An idiot is defined as someone who tries the same thing over and over again and expects a different result. The GOP is acting like the village idiots. In the presidentia...