Campton Hills Opinion
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Please give our new village a chanceDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - In April, the registered voters of Campton and Plato townships, after many public informational meetings and coffees, voted to incorporate into the Village of Campton Hi...
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Please, please just let us go own wayDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - As a resident of the Moraines of Campton, one of the many areas that has petitioned to disconnect from the new village of Campton Hills, I attended the morning session o...
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So soon everyone seems to forgetDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Do the residents of Campton Hills remember the reason our new village was formed? Do they think Patsy Smith decided she could feed at the tax trough if she became the ma...
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Double standard in new village alreadyDec 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A Dec. 13 article detailed a proposal for Lily Lake to annex 230 acres along Route 47 for a 225-home subdivision and some commercial development. This is a project being...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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'Bad' intelligence a too-familiar refrainDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - 'Bad' intelligence a too-familiar refrain There is recent news regarding our intelligence failures, oh, I mean disclosures. Apparently our intelligence operation is mor...
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Water belongs to all of us on the ChainDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading Don Barringer's letter published Dec. 5 in favor of a speed limit on the Chain, I feel compelled to clarify some simple facts. I'm a fifth-generation boate...
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Various disorders too much to takeDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Clerks in stores have been saying, "Have a happy holiday" to me and I'm highly offended. "Holiday" is a derivative of the words "Holy Day" and thoughts of anything holy ...
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Thanks for help after house fireDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - On Sept. 30, 2007 our family suffered the devastating loss of our home to a fire. By that evening we started to see the community of St. Charles and surrounding communit...
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High-tech battle against obesityDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cheeseburgers and fries, pizza, chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese. Even though school districts have made strides in balancing those offerings with healthier choic...