Campton Hills Opinion
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Soapbox: Quit packing east sideOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - No doubt Elgin City Council members will point to the $275,000 to $325,000 value of the 14 homes proposed on the 3-acre former YMCA property as reason to approve such a...
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Soapbox: A nice traditionOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The Geneva Park District hit a home run by dedicating ballfields after former park district commissioners and former landowners. Sam Hill, John Burns Sr. and George and ...
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Fair Tax Act needs passage right awayOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Ron Petrucci's Sept. 24 letter addressing Charles Firth is right on a number of points. We have been running more than an $800 billion trade deficit. That can't go on fo...
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The continuing war causes problemsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a strong disturbance with the war that is still going on in Iraq. This war has been going on way too long and has not been going anywhere. We are killing hundreds...
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Shanahan should get another chanceOct 02, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to express my extreme disappointment with the decision BATV has made in the termination of Dan Shanahan. My family was fortunate to meet Shanahan at, of all...
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Shanahan should be back at BATVOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia BATV17 provides a service unique to our community. The recent action by the board of directors to release program director Dan Shanahan is indeed startling. Da...
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U.S. is fighting an immoral warOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - I believe our war in Iraq is an immoral war because it is a preemptive war of choice for the purpose of regime change. How Iraq governs Iraq should not be a prerogative ...
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Disenfranchised by Dept. of JusticeSep 30, 2007 11:00 pm - I was "disenfranchised" when I read that the U.S. Department of Justice sued Kane County for violating voting rights of Hispanics because last November polling places op...
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New village must put basics ahead of hurried decisionsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As the newly formed village of Campton Hills takes its first tentative steps, leaders and residents are already encountering the realities of being an incorporated commu...
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No war is a 'good' war until it's wonSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Why can't we pick "good" wars anymore? This is a classic example of the Hollywood mentality that is prevalent today in the United States. World War II was no picnic. We ...