Batavia Opinion
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Women's Club thankful for helpJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Recently the Batavia Women's Club held a fundraiser style show at the Eagle Brook Country Club. The proceeds went to the Valley Sheltered Workshop to help in the purchas...
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Hatcher to replace Lindner in 50thJan 21, 2008 10:00 pm - Longtime GOP state Rep. Pat Lindner has held the House District 50 seat for about 15 years, but her pending retirement has spurred four Republicans in Kane and Kendall c...
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Planet cannot wait for perfect scienceJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Jan. 7 letter from Dean Myles missed the point in the current controversy over global warming. He argued that we need more accurate information before deciding wheth...
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Endorsement: Kane Board, District 26Jan 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The towns in Kane County Board District 26 -- Elburn, Sugar Grove and Kaneville, among others -- don't always see eye to eye, most notably on issues such as growth. So i...
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At times, even conflict can't save a tedious but important storyJan 16, 2008 10:00 pm - It was kind of fun to write about the transit controversy for a while. It's not fun anymore. Gov. Rod Blagojevich and the Illinois legislature are nothing if not good fo...
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Take Lauzen over Oberweis' low roadJan 15, 2008 10:00 pm - I received a postcard from Jim Oberweis' campaign that makes my choice on Feb. 5 much easier. It contains an attack on Chris Lauzen's personal integrity by implying that...
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Departed Hastert should butt outJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Former Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert has projected himself as an active participant in the selection of the Republican candidate to run in the two primary election...
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Now Chicago's richest geezers can ride the bus for freeJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - "My expectation is that the legislature will approve the governor's proposal for free transit rides for millionaires who happen to be over 65." So said Illinois House Sp...
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Fix flaws in videotaping confessionsJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' law requiring the videotaping of all homicide confessions is still young, but it is quickly showing that police departments have much to learn about recording ...
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Tri-Cities soap boxJan 11, 2008 10:00 pm - High marks It's always nice to get a compliment when you don't expect it. That's the case with Sugar Grove, which was featured as one of the nation's most affordable sub...