Batavia Opinion
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Average pensioner left out in coldJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - For 30 years I worked at the Elgin Mental Health Center and paid the state for my retirement. It was not a well-paying job but I worked for a promised pension and health...
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To open up jobs, round up illegal immigrantsJun 02, 2012 4:40 am - Is there anything more infuriating than hearing a politician or government official say that it would be impossible for government to round up the estimated 10 million t...
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Is car dealer deal bad for St. Charles?Jun 01, 2012 4:40 am - The St. Charles City Council Planning and Development Committee wants the city to buy land that it doesn’t need at above market price for the benefit of a private busine...
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Democrats are the party of lawyersJun 01, 2012 4:00 am - Editor's note: It was brought to our attention that this letter was plagiarized from an article called "The Lawyers' Party" by Bruce Walker. We've included a links t...
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Church whistle-blower should be a heroMay 30, 2012 4:40 am - For months now, reports of money laundering, bribes and corruption in the Vatican, the not-so-holy state, have been reliably, but anonymously reported in reliable newspa...
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Cut weeds, Elgin, make roads saferMay 30, 2012 4:40 am - Over the years, Elgin’s public works department has been one of my favorite operations. I’ve always known this department’s employees to be honest, caring and going abov...
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The SoapboxMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - How true: Message on Schaumburg city sign outside the police and fire department this week: “Got freedom? Thank a soldier.” Simple words, profound meaning. In particula...
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Say no to Medicaid reform amendmentsMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - To cover a projected $2.7 billion increase in Medicaid program expenses for fiscal year 2013 that starts July 1, the Senate is proposing a Medicaid Reform bill SB 2840 i...
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Pension system can’t be viableMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - State pensions, which are being pushed back to the local level on schools, police and firemen, is all over the news these days. But in my opinion legislators do not seem...
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Stop entitlements; right financial shipMay 26, 2012 4:40 am - “Students for fiscal responsibility” offered a very good example of our government gone wild with spending the evening of May 16 at the Arcada Theater in downtown St. Ch...