Batavia Opinion
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Enough affordable housing or not?May 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I am happy to hear that the Elgin City Council is proceeding with the ArtSpace project. This creative development will provide subsidized housing for struggling artists ...
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Pension problem belongs in courtMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - In your editorial, "School boards part of pension problem," you suggested that districts are at fault. I would like to suggest specifically that someone in an official c...
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I don't get GM's mathMay 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Where are the CPA's in government? First, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae report record profits as the housing market sinks and the executives receive hundreds of millions do...
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Why again did tax bill go up?May 08, 2010 11:00 pm - It's that time of year. I received my Kane County real estate tax bill recently. Despite the fact that the market value of townhouses in my area have dropped in the pas...
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There's plenty of poverty in U.S.May 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a letter to the editor where the writer stated how there was no poverty in this country. How the poor were living in the lap of luxury. No ...
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District gave plenty of noticeMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - A recent Letter to the Editor from Mr. Jack McCabe again falsely reported information regarding the Batavia public schools. While I have not met Mr. McCabe, nor has he r...
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Pension series lacked balanceMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Although it is an issue that needs to be discussed, as a retired teacher I am dismayed at your headlines this week that lead the public to believe that all Illinois teac...
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'Health care' leads to controlMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - I challenge all Democrats, Mr. Foster and President Obama to answer this question: Does having health care guarantee that everyone will receive all of the medical care o...
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Cost of gas only starts at pumpMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - You know that really cute commercial that shows all the types of energy available to us - wind, solar, natural gas, coal and oil - and then it goes on to say that oil is...
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Don't blame free marketMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The free market is dying. It is sad to see what is happening to this great economic engine that is America. This country is the most prosperous and productive society on...