Batavia Opinion
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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...
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Times, techniques change, but mission stays the sameSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - We are, it appears, cursed to live in interesting times. There was a time when the "make money" portion of the Daily Herald's well-known three-pronged mission statement ...
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Let's find ways to cut energy useSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The controversy over coal power is on the minds of many people today, as well as a topic of conversation and debate. Froma Harrop's column "Coal may be cheap, but it is ...
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Kudos for videos on skateboardersSep 11, 2007 11:00 pm - I thoroughly enjoyed the 3 recent video pieces on dailyherald.com from Paul Michna on skateboarding (I loved seeing the "old guys" at the skate parks with and without th...
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Compliments for skateboard videoSep 10, 2007 11:00 pm - Compliments for skateboard video Excellent journalism from Paul Michna through his video pieces focusing on the state fair and skateboarding ("Once a skater, always a sk...