Batavia Opinion
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Endorsement: Lauzen over Klinkhamer for Kane County Board chairmanOct 18, 2012 5:00 am - With the entire Kane County Board up for election, change is in the air, and voters have two qualified chairman candidates from whom to choose. The résumés of Democrat S...
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Endorsement: Russell over Martinez for Kane coronerOct 18, 2012 5:00 am - The race for Kane County coroner presents voters a very interesting choice between a candidate with a background in homicide investigation and one with a background in p...
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Our endorsements for Kane County BoardOct 16, 2012 5:00 am - Many issues facing county government are centered on money. Kane County’s courts’ computer system needs an upgrade, Settler’s Hill is being redeveloped and some departme...
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Selling political fantasies to kidsOct 16, 2012 4:40 am - The Democratic Party and Obama’s super PAC’s are now using the lowest dominator, children, for their political message. The use of children started with LBJ showing a ch...
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Endorsement: Kotowski over O’Donnell in 28th Senate DistrictOct 15, 2012 5:00 am - Good legislation starts with good ideas, but without a solid push, those ideas will go nowhere. Democratic state Sen. Dan Kotowski of Park Ridge has found ways to advanc...
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Endorsement: Noland over Collins in Senate District 22Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - The GOP challenger for the 22nd District state Senate seat, Cary Collins of Hoffman Estates, is a thoughtful and articulate attorney who understands the depth of the eco...
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Endorsement: Holmes over Hurtado in Senate District 42Oct 14, 2012 5:00 am - Voters in the 42nd Senate District will choose Nov. 6 between incumbent Linda Holmes of Aurora, a Democrat who first was elected in 2006, and Republican challenger Peter...
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Endorsement: Oberweis over Pierog in 25th Senate DistrictOct 12, 2012 5:00 am - The choice for Illinois state Senate from the 25th District is a classic head scratcher. On the Democratic side of the ballot, voters have Corinne Pierog of St. Charles,...
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Endorsement: Hatcher over Bernard in 50th House DistrictOct 11, 2012 8:16 pm - Incumbent State Rep. Kay Hatcher has been a member of the General Assembly since 2009 and she has one thing on her mind: “Bring (the state) back from the brink of disast...
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Endorsement: Moylan over Sweeney for House 55th DistrictOct 11, 2012 5:26 pm - Martin Moylan is a political climber — two years as Des Plaines alderman, 3½ years as mayor and now a campaign for state representative. There’s nothing wrong with ambit...