Campton Hills Opinion
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Charging to see Venus shamefulJun 16, 2012 4:40 am - We were excited to go to see the Venus Transit viewing, which was organized at the Elgin National Watch Observatory in Elgin. The handmade sign invited people to view th...
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A history of Geneva schoolsJun 13, 2012 4:40 am - I taught two years in downstate schools before starting here in Geneva High School in 1958. A very kind superintendent, Mr. Beaudin, explained I was to reside in Geneva ...
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Editorial: Relay for Life a worthy investmentJun 12, 2012 5:00 am - Perhaps you were one of 765 participants at Barrington High School last weekend. Or one of the 26 teams at Hersey High School. Or perhaps you are planning to show up at ...
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Thimbleful of Lohan more than enoughJun 12, 2012 4:40 am - Thank you for restoring my faith in the print media by placing the article about Lindsay Lohan’s accident on the back page of the June 9 newspaper. However, I find it ha...
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Who’s with me on term limits?Jun 10, 2012 4:40 am - No one can argue that the financial deficit faced by this country is totally unacceptable. In a few articles I will try to address why this deficit has happened and what...
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The SoapboxJun 09, 2012 5:00 am - Ray and the first morning of summer: Here's how Ray Bradbury wrote about growing up in Waukegan in the intro to “Dandelion Wine.” “It was a quiet morning, the town cover...
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Editorial: Monitoring needed with drug program innovationJun 08, 2012 5:00 am - Change is a constant in criminal justice, and rightly so. Law enforcement officials and prosecutors who face funding cuts and pressure to keep crime stats low should be ...
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Don’t give away farm in teacher contractsJun 08, 2012 4:40 am - Are taxpayers ready for teachers strikes? Reviewing property tax invoices, even with reduced property values, the addition of the state’s equalization factor and other a...
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For president, choice is obviousJun 08, 2012 4:40 am - In this year’s presidential campaigns, we hear about the most peculiar of things — from vampires in business to foreigners being presidents. We ought not be distracted b...
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Who speaks for students in U-46?Jun 07, 2012 4:40 am - I was very disturbed after reading the article “U-46 has new teachers contract” on June 5. Toward the end of the article, the chief of staff for the district (Tony Sande...