Batavia Opinion
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Soapbox: And this time he means it!Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When federal Judge Michael Mason again extended the deadline for discovery in the discrimination lawsuit filed against Elgin School District U-46, you could almost feel ...
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Moment of silence is an infringementNov 01, 2007 11:00 pm - I was thrilled Dawn Sherman, a student in Northwest Suburban Township High School District, filed lawsuit against her school district and took a stance on the issue of t...
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Thanks for help at this year's BatFestOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BatFest 2007 was a great success due to the collaboration of many organizations in town. Batavia MainStreet presented the festival with our valued partners: Batavia Cham...
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Soapbox: Be smart, lock upOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Be smart, lock up Just because you live in a beautiful, well-kept neighborhood where your kids can play safely in the back yard doesn't mean you should leave your garage...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...
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Frustrated U-46 teachers send out a familiar messageOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - They are split down the middle. Tired of elected policy-makers ignoring their concerns and making silence a response. Tired of their boss getting rich while they do all ...
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Soapbox: A bad precedent hereOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...
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Soapbox: Learn from a lucky breakOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Randall Visor should feel lucky. The Batavia man, who is responsible for the deaths of four people 10 years ago in a drunken-driving accident, and for driving without a ...
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Soapbox: Big bucks for over-budget buildingOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - One would think that $48.7 million is plenty of money to construct College of DuPage's new Technology Education Center. But officials at the Glen Ellyn college have lear...
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Bailing out Chicago transit systems nutsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - I am very much against a bailout from Springfield of the transportation system for Chicago and the surrounding area. Most of the time when I see a Pace bus, there are an...