Batavia Opinion
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Begin pension reform with lawmakersNov 02, 2011 5:00 am - As a future annuitant of the state’s pension system, I support efforts to reform, stabilize and sustain it. But why is the media focused on blaming public employees for ...
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Headline didn’t reflect realityNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - In the recent past, I have read the articles in the upper right hand corner of Page 2 of the first section of the Daily Herald with interest. The headline, “GOP senators...
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Call it what it is: tax moneyNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - I’d like to propose a law. From this day forward, politicians, newspapers, newscasters and commentators may not use the terms government grants, federal money, state mon...
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Don’t let Dist. 300 students downNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - The Sears EDA tax break would be devastating to our district for many reasons you have probably heard of. The people that would suffer the most are our students. Their v...
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Mayor can do more to limit tax rateOct 29, 2011 6:06 am - To St. Charles Mayor Donald DeWitte: I write with great concern for all taxpayers. As you are aware, we have faced difficult economic conditions for several years now. T...
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Don’t believe Perry’s, Cain’s tax plansOct 29, 2011 6:00 am - Herman Cain and Rick Perry say they will address the current “jobs problem” by repealing the entire Internal Revenue Code and replacing it with Cain’s 9-9-9 tax or Perry...
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Stop politics as popularity contestsOct 29, 2011 5:07 am - Political debates are a ruse orchestrated by the mainstream media for their own benefit. I am fed up with he said-she said politics that are prompted by the hosts to see...
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We’ve taken the fun out of schoolOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - It is tragic that today’s schoolchildren cannot have the same opportunity for fun and games in school that their parents and grandparents enjoyed. Parents are responsibl...
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Teen alternatives to jail good for allOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - It’s not every day that a state legislature working to trim the budget could be making life much better for those on whom we traditionally have spent a lot of money. But...
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Costs should drop in sentencing juvenilesOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - A revision in state law regarding sentencing of juvenile offenders should not burden local officials and likely will result in cost savings for taxpayers. The law descri...