Batavia Opinion
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How the mighty have fallenOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago's elimination in the first round of the 2016 Olympic selection is just one more indication of America's declining position in the world. William Peterson Elgin ...
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Global warming doesn't measure upOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I find it very interesting how all the global warming alarmists have been crying about the rise in the earth's temperature and screaming about how the Arctic ice shelf i...
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Stop the name calling, DemocratsOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - The approval ratings for Democratic leaders has sagged. Their response has been to hurl negative labels at their opposition like "un-American," "AstroTurf" and the worn ...
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Legislation makes no senseOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Waxman-Markey HR 2454 was written in such haste that many sections are incomprehensible. As written, HR 2454 will result in litigation for years to come; and this will r...
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Laws should be written to be readOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe it's time to contact our senators and congressmen and demand that they write bills in plain English so that we, the American people, can understand what has be...
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Selfless act about paying it forwardOct 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I was shopping recently in a local Target store. As I was checking out, the cashier noticed my items and asked if I was having a party. I told her that I was a teacher a...
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You're still aces to meOct 06, 2009 11:00 pm - It's tough to watch you close after having trudged your aisles for 40 years looking for just the right bolt, battery, butterfly-nut or what have you. Who's going to gree...
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Could Hampshire rebates backfire?Oct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I could not believe what I read in Larissa Chinwah's Sept. 28 story on the village of Hampshire offering a $3,500 rebate "for buyers of qualifying new construction homes...
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We all won with Coop's touchdownOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Congratulations and thank you to Coach Dave Bierman of Elgin High School and Coach Nana Agyeman of Lake Park High School. Reading the Daily Herald story describing how t...
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No sense investing in Elgin's downtownOct 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Of all the cities in the Fox River valley, Elgin shouldn't be the one that has police and fire departments that are undermanned, underequipped, or underpaid with the tax...