Batavia Opinion
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Krauthammer loses cred with columnJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - In Charles Krauthammer’s column, “The GOP’s payroll tax debacle,” he uses his first seven paragraphs stating just how bad the two-month Payroll Tax Relief is and then in...
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Things would change if only we votedJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - Leo Dietrich asks some interesting questions in his recent letter to the editor. For instance, “How can a guy, Newt Gingrich, whose parents were teenagers and divorced r...
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No crying now that tolls are doubledJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - During the next few weeks, newspaper editors and talk show hosts will be inundated with protests for having to pay the new high toll/tax to use Illinois’ highways. I say...
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Elgin firefighters did their part, tooJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - Thank you for writing about Elgin’s community gardens. I appreciate that you mentioned volunteers; several organizations and more than a 100 people made these gardens a ...
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Mayor needs to follow throughJan 09, 2012 11:00 pm - First, I would like to congratulate Don Cummings on being named Geneva Alderman to represent the 2nd Ward. He will do a fantastic job. In a recent article about the appo...
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Kane County is ready for changeJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - Kane County voters are faced with a golden opportunity in the 2012 elections. We have an opportunity to start with a clean slate. Gone will be Karen McConnaughay, the ar...
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Wall Street greed in ElginJan 08, 2012 5:33 am - I received an invitation from Mayor Kaptain’s wife to attend an “Occupy Elgin” protest on Christmas Eve. I was encouraged to come and protest the loss of jobs and the gr...
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EPA all but ensures brownoutsJan 07, 2012 5:04 am - The EPA utility rule issued this Christmas season, recently reported by The Wall Street Journal, is a green agenda mandate likely to turn to brownouts in our future. The...
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Crying shame about Avenue ChevroletJan 07, 2012 5:04 am - It’s a crying shame about Avenue Motor Sales in Batavia. It sickens me to see Avenue Chevrolet close its doors. The Clark family is well respected throughout the area. T...
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Dist. 101 playing shell gameJan 07, 2012 5:04 am - The Batavia School District in 2007 presented a $75 million bond referendum to expand, renovate and upgrade the schools within the district for the taxpayers to approve....