Campton Hills Opinion
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Downtown district lacking in hosieryAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You cannot buy a pair of socks in downtown St. Charles. This is a sad but true fact. I tell people that we live at Carroll Tower and they say, "Oh, you're so lucky, you'...
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Are we are not our brothers' keepers?Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The budget debates in Springfield expose the horrible condition of our state's finances that defies all reason and rationality. The preamble of our state constitution ho...
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Bush has failed leadership testAug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - William Parrot would do well to reread his letter to the editor and follow the advice of his last paragraph. He didn't do his homework nor did he get any facts. He blame...
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Who are the 47 million?Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Forty-seven million people in the United States do not have health insurance. That's what politicians tell us. Week after week this number is repeated. I've even seen it...
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We speak American hereAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - In reply to Paula Coughlan's letter in the July 28 Fencepost: The United States does not have an official language. An amendment has been proposed to the Constitution, b...
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Daily Herald favors ObamaAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - If there was any doubt as to the political leanings of the Daily Herald, the front page says it all. The headline is "Two Campaign Approaches" and in one picture Obama i...
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Giving back in a winning wayAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Giving back in a winning way: When Michael Mendel bought a $100 raffle ticket, he was hoping to win big. But not for himself. The St. Charles business owner had other th...
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Appreciates Geneva's tasty H2OJul 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you attend the tour of Geneva's new water treatment plant? If you did, then you had a real treat as I did. The tour was very impressive and the engineering looked aw...
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Obama wrong on us speaking SpanishJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to address comments Barack Obama made that "all of our students should learn Spanish" and that he was embarrassed that we didn't learn the languages people ...
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Don't buy a dog; adopt from a poundJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Sen. Obama and his family have said that, win or lose, they are going to add a dog to their family after the election this November. That is a great idea, but I hope the...