Batavia Opinion
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Try protesting with your voteMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - I’m a long time Chicago denizen. Raised on the Northwest side, I spent many happy hours in the city. While I may be considered a suburbanite, I consider Chicago my home....
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Restore funding for heroin treatmentMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - First off, I would like to applaud this publication for having the guts to cover the heroin problem that is plaguing the suburbs as well as the city of Chicago. I am a r...
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Here’s why your taxes are so highMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - Recently, the Kane County Treasurer sent my real estate tax bill. My taxes increased $545. I live in Batavia Township and we have wonderful schools, great police protect...
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Helping to Stamp Out HungerMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - On behalf of the volunteers of FISH Food Pantry, I would like to thank the residents of Carpentersville, East Dundee, West Dundee and Sleepy Hollow who were so generous ...
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Welcome to the USSAMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - The USSR is dead! The USSA in being born! It seems we never learn from history. Every place in the world socialism has been tried, it failed. Taken to its logical concl...
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Serve government for honor, not moneyMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - I see from a recent newspaper that the sister of the DuPage County Board chairman has a nice part-time job with the state, thanks to Gov. Quinn. It is only $36,000 a yea...
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Obama diverting talk from economyMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - Something bothers me with the United States President’s approval of gay marriage as being legitimate as straight couples’ and at the same time diverting attention from t...
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I want to hear birds, not crowdsMar 06, 2012 4:40 am - I urge the Kane County Board and the Kane County Forest Preserve District to “keep the promise” of developing Settlers Hill by reforesting it. A legacy of preservation s...
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Biggert for District 11 Congress, GOPMar 05, 2012 5:00 am - Over the course of seven terms in Congress, Republican Judy Biggert of Hinsdale has established a solid reputation as a hardworking and collaborative conservative, a ste...
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Banks aren’t paying for transgressionsMar 04, 2012 5:06 am - Five major banks recently agreed to a $40 billion deal to resolve claims of abusing borrowers while pursuing home foreclosures. Taxpayer money could end up paying a big ...