Batavia Opinion
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Soapbox: Killer state lapse?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - A fatal three-vehicle crash Wednesday at the dangerous intersection of Shales Parkway and Route 20 in Elgin left traffic snarled over much of the city for much of the da...
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Shanahan should get his job backSep 27, 2007 11:00 pm - We are writing this letter in support of Dan Shanahan, past director of programming for Batavia Access Television. We have watched with dismay the erosion of our civil l...
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Chuck goes from obscurity to eternity in just monthsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Suddenly, and without warning, the unthinkable has happened. Chuck is the new Jacob. It isn't official yet, but judging by the painful rash of current movies and TV show...
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Soapbox: A quieter, cleaner waitSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - We need more people like Polly Rerko, who thought up a good idea and, with the help of school officials, implemented it. The St. Charles mother of two watched every day ...
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Soapbox: Whose sandbox is it anyway?Sep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - OK, we get it: Carpentersville's trustees and village president do not get along. But, please. Can't you all leave the sandbox, shovels and rattles at home? We're all si...
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Debating language rules is copy editor's professional hazardSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to the English language, you must never take anything for granted. It ought to be a simple enough proposition. If the singular referring to the famous sled...
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With cemetery just a graveyard, O'Hare expansion soarsSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe by osmosis, Monsieur Richard Daley learned some new executive tricks during his most recent European trip. It was paid for by a management consulting firm … althou...
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Soapbox: For children's sakeSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Earlier this week, police arrested a convicted sex offender in Glen Ellyn after he was accused of having sexual contact with a 16-year-old girl who lived in the same apa...
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Soapbox: Pay attentionSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Waubonsee Community College had input from professors when it designed its new Academic and Professional Center. The $13.2 million, 56,000-square-foot building -- which ...
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What does 'Made in China' mean?Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Some people are currently making a lot of noise about the manufacture of products in China. They say this practice eliminates jobs that would otherwise go to American wo...