Campton Hills Opinion
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Asking for a closer look at ECC benefitsDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - I read with interest the Daily Herald's recent article that Dr. Sam, the president of the college, was unanimously granted an increase in his monthly stipend to $1,000 a...
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Congress must reverse Fermilab cutsDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - From the emotional high of discovering the origin of cosmic rays to the downtrodden feeling of being at the mercy of politicians making decisions about your livelihood -...
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Messing with yellows for more local cash?Dec 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Another local community is looking at the feasibility of installing red-light cameras. While I do not oppose making intersections safer, the installation of red-light ca...
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Revenue solution found in big boxesDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Revenue solution found in big boxes The only revenue source being actively considered to provide revenue for mass transit in the metro area is more gambling, an irrespon...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Hastert's final act all too disappointingDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Former Congressman Dennis Hastert has really disappointed me, and perhaps other 14th Congressional District voters, these past few months. Hastert was elected to work fo...
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Nation needs serious leadership at the topDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - I consider myself any average guy in his mid-50s, a Midwesterner with a good job and great family. I vote in elections. I'm not a Republican and I am not a Democrat. I'v...
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In the interest of some peace, try a Disunited States of AmericaDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - In this season of hope, there is none to be had. The Elgin City Council is insulted that several thousand legal, taxpaying citizens asked them to answer a few questions ...
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Can't change truth of incorporation voteDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - For those of my neighbors who remember the old time TV show "Truth or Consequences, the lesson was "tell the truth or pay the consequences." I'm glad the court rejected ...
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Saturday Soapbox: 3-year deal deliveredDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Nice to see Elgin School District U-46 teachers didn't deliver a strike as a Christmas present for district students and residents. And if they got the attention of an o...