Batavia Opinion
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EPA’s war against coal a disserviceJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - Mike Tennis is probably correct in his Jan. 7 letter, “EPA all but ensures brownouts.” Unfortunately, the EPA has been misleading people about the dangers of mercury. Fi...
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Candidacy challenge not very AmericanJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - I am disturbed by the recent challenge to Jose Sifuentes’ candidacy by a supporter of Cristina Castro’s campaign for Kane County Board. It was claimed that Mr. Sifuentes...
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The Soapbox: A few darts, a few laurelsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Lessons on drug addiction were heard: A drug-awareness forum presented by the Kane County sheriff’s office drew only parents who had children already victims of drug ad...
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Help me make sense of tollway planJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - You gotta love Lafleur. The Illinois Toll Authority’s director, Kristi Lafleur, was asked about the authority’s 2012 agenda by the Daily Herald’s Marni Pyke. Lafleur had...
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A riff on Walsh’s Christmas greetingJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - I just read Kerry Lester’s article about Joe Walsh petitioning Congress to allow legislators to send Christmas or Hanukkah wishes to constituents using tax dollars. Wow,...
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Don’t focus on money in politicsJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - I am writing in response to the first of what will certainly be many articles about how much money candidates for local elected office have raised during the last quarte...
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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 ...