Batavia Opinion
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Better to get fined and go uninsured?Dec 11, 2013 3:40 am - Better to get fined and go uninsured? Recently published research, Forbes, Nov. 4, indicates that the Affordable Care Act health insurance premiums will increase on...
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Answers needed after freezer failureDec 10, 2013 6:56 am - It’s one thing for Kane County Coroner Rob Russell and board Chairman Chris Lauzen to disagree about the size of the coroner’s staff, the number of autopsies and the amo...
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The SoapboxDec 07, 2013 4:00 am - Check those IDs: Given the problem of teen drinking, it’s disappointing to see so many Bartlett businesses failed a recent age check in which police used two 18-year-old...
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In defense of bishop’s letterDec 06, 2013 3:40 am - In defense of bishop’s letter In response to letter writer Angel Llavona’s comments about Bishop Malloy’s “disappointing letter read to us during Mass,” the bishop...
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Good news stories abound throughout the yearNov 28, 2013 4:00 am - It seems as though there is something in human nature that draws us to bad news, to the sensational, the terrifying. As a result, we often most remember those kinds of n...
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Forests a better place for cell towersNov 27, 2013 3:40 am - Forests a better place for cell towers In the same article on the ComEd plan to put in high tension power lines and towers, ComEd states that the World Health Organ...
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The SoapboxNov 23, 2013 4:00 am - Don’t be the next tragedy: After a Nov. 6 house fire killed three women, Arlington Heights is doing more than just urging people to test their smoke detectors. Too old t...
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Editorial: Cameras in court working despite fearsNov 20, 2013 4:00 am - When evaluating an experiment, it’s good practice to actually participate in what is being tested. First hand knowledge is key. So we are a little puzzled by the complai...
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ALS a long road for caregivers, tooNov 09, 2013 4:00 am - When my husband, Steve, was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) eight years ago, all we knew for sure was that it would slowly rob him of his ability to f...
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Editorial: Suburban cops going into the ring to reach outOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Jeff Swoboda knows well that the most effective police work is in getting to know the people in your community — to show them you’re just as human as they are and to gai...