Batavia Opinion
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It’s all about preventive careMar 20, 2012 5:24 am - A century ago, Margaret Sanger and other reformers educated people on the benefits of family planning. People who heeded the message acquired the means to practice birth...
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Sports bras sign of professionalismMar 20, 2012 5:24 am - Anyone who has ever run a race understands the difficulties involved in a sport like track and field. It takes serious dedication to train every day and push your body p...
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Illinois a great place for felonsMar 19, 2012 6:22 am - Consider this the clarion call to all those in any state who have been released from jail. Come to Illinois, we welcome you. We are the last state to consider concealed ...
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Blaine was wrong on deer culling storyMar 18, 2012 5:00 am - As a member of the North Rutland Deer Alliance, I would like to register my dismay and some anger at the statements presented in Kane County Forest Preserve District sta...
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National health care good for all of usMar 18, 2012 5:00 am - All Americans should have access to affordable health care; this is not a luxury, it is a basic need and we need to figure out a way to make it work. The other day I ove...
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What happened in Fermilab shooting?Mar 18, 2012 5:00 am - On Feb. 18, an off-duty suburban police officer opened fire on six youths in their car in a Fermilab parking lot after an apparently minor traffic collision. A back seat...
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Get handle on gas prices nowMar 16, 2012 9:28 pm - Some would argue that the gas and oil industry needs more control and regulation from our federal government in order to get a handle on erratic gas and diesel fuel pric...
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A little Second Amendment parableMar 16, 2012 11:11 am - As Shakespeare so aptly noted, “The pen is mightier than the sword.” Indeed. I am aghast that in the great state of Illinois anyone can wield a weapon as potent as free ...
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Limit runaway pension payoutsMar 16, 2012 11:11 am - The state of Illinois wants to balance its annual operating budget, then it must deal with the tremendous growth in pension liability. The state employees, policemen, fi...
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Gillam rolls up her sleevesMar 16, 2012 11:05 am - I have known Rebecca Gillam as an elected official representing the residents of West Dundee. During her tenure on the village board she has demonstrated that she is wil...