Batavia Opinion
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Brady platform for governor appeals to simpletonsJul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - GOP State Governor candidate Bill Brady's campaign literature reads: 1. "Lower taxes" (where have you been - we have a $13 billion deficit). 2. "Cut taxes for working fa...
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Medical marijuana a humane option for patients of Ill.Jul 02, 2010 11:00 pm - We don't wait for the times to change but rather we can change this very moment in time. There are some who drift and never do anything to bring about change. Others fee...
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Federal meddling brings culpability, should get out of the wayJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A letter in the June 25 Daily Herald suggests greater "regulation" as the solution to such problems as the massive leak 5,000 feet underwater in the Gulf. That presumes,...
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Time to get American troops out of AfghanistanJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that Gen. Stanley McChrystal has been dismissed for insubordination the President should, after nine years of sacrificing hundreds of American lives and billions of ...
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Volunteers came to aid of shelter in need after the stormJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you so much to everyone that helped Animal House Shelter recently! Things were pretty rough after the storm. Our power went out as soon as the storm started around...
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Young workers being taken advantage ofJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Young workers are really being taken advantaged of. By the time they retire, Social Security and Medicare will be cut way back. In the meantime, they must carry the load...
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Whose job was it to protect us from the oil spill?Jun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - All of us expect our government to protect us from everything, from terrorists to unsafe food and medicine. We pay public servants handsomely for this protection. It ha...
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Morality, not racism is the problem in today's issuesJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It would be so nice to open up this newspaper in the morning and receive information that makes common sense. Instead I read about a committee of health care professiona...
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Chicago should keep Walmart out, not the answer to economic problemsJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I am glad the Chicago Federation of Labor has rejected Walmart's latest offer. We don't need companies like Walmart in the city of Chicago. The life blood sucked out of ...
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Weather service broadcasts were hard to understand, interruptedJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the National Weather Service broadcast system in the Chicago area for a truly terrible job on the TV broadcasts during the recent storms in the area. ...