Batavia Opinion
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Gloomy prognosis for next two yearsJan 25, 2013 3:40 am - Gloomy prognosis for next two years The Illinois General Assembly started its new session and for the next two years there will be little done to improve Illinois. ...
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Gun buyers pay up front for prison bedsJan 15, 2013 3:09 am - Gun buyers pay up front for prison beds I just moved back to Illinois, from living between Phoenix and Tucson in Casa Grande, Az. where guns are allowed by law, whe...
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Legislators should cancel own pensionsJan 10, 2013 3:11 am - Legislators should cancel own pensions According to the Dec. 8 Daily Herald, Illinois collects more than double the tax revenue of its five contiguous states. The d...
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...
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No reason to have assault weaponsDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - There will always be troubled children and adults who need as much extra help as we can provide, and we can probably do a better job as a society and community to help t...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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The SoapboxDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - Give it your all: Hersey High School senior Alex Baratta of Arlington Heights may be intimidating with his perfect GPA, his multisport prowess and his big, giving heart,...
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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The challenges ahead for IllinoisNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - The campaigns are over. Now, it is clear. Four years ago when voters said that they demanded affordable health care, they meant it. In Illinois, when they said they dema...
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Brace for Democrats’ pension reform planNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - The Illinois Democrats and labor unions voted to give control of the state to the Democrats. With the Democrats super majority, the GOP can stay home, which will save mi...