Batavia Opinion
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Health care is a personal responsibilitySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - In letters to the editor we keep reading about "our health care system." In reality there is not and cannot be any such thing as a health care system. There are only the...
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Buffalo leaving Elgin a sad storySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The city of Elgin can't make ends meet? Just ship the buffalo to an American Indian reservation - problem solved. This sad news broke just days before my son and about a...
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This wouldn't fly in private sectorSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Picture this: You're the chairman of the board of a company with a $78 million budget. The downturn in the economy has stung you; revenue is way down. You need to find w...
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Docs take issue with health care billSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The governing council of the Kane County Medical Society in consultation with its 339 physician members has, for the past six months, debated the various features of hea...
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Carpentersville music fest a successSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I just wanted to thank Sargon Productions for such a lovely weekend at Carpenter Park. This brought back memories of Jamboree Days. I did a lot of volunteering at those ...
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Out of control spending in Geneva schoolsSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Using its numbers, the Geneva School District will run a deficit of more than $15 million for 2008 and 2009. One assistant superintendent said that in 2008 the district ...
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Health care plan so much snake oilAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that the Congress failed to pass health care reform by the August Congress recess deadline originally established by the Obama administration, the President`s surrog...
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Ellen felt excellent over results of saleAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The sixth annual Ellen's Excellent Sale to benefit Lazarus House was held Aug. 7-8. The mega sale actually began when I was 9 and was inspired by a church trip to the lo...
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Illinois legal system protects peopleAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - In his Letter to the Editor on Aug. 10, 2009, Mr. Akin claims that the legal system in Illinois is unfair and we need "legal reform." The reform that he refers to would...
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Can you make sense of this bill?Aug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Here is a tiny snippet from the 1,201 page Waxman Markey cap and trade bill, HR2454. ''(4) Customer Facility Savings - The term "customer facility savings" means a reduc...