Campton Hills Opinion
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Bible isn't a textbook on cultureOct 15, 2015 12:00 am - I read with interest the letter in the Oct. 2 edition of the Daily Herald from Rich Lorimer. I realized again how little many people know about the scriptures. The Bible...
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Needed: Common sense gun lawsOct 14, 2015 12:00 am - Now a massacre in a school in Oregon. Here's an easy fact to check out. More children age 14 and under have been killed by guns in this country than all the men and wome...
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Do we need 21 city departments?Oct 08, 2015 12:00 am - Last week I observed a City of St. Charles truck with Department of Meters and Readings Division proudly emblazoned on the shiny truck, probably washed daily by the Depa...
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Writer misstated GOP positionsOct 08, 2015 12:00 am - This angry 80-year-old white voter does not appreciate the discrimination based on attitude, age or race expressed by a recent letter to the editor from Mr. Tom Minneric...
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Editorial: Intervention a key component in campus protectionsOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - A day after the shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon last week, Elgin Community College officials announced ECC had become the first college in the suburbs to...
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St. Charles shouldn't OK video gamblingOct 04, 2015 12:00 am - The St. Charles mayor wants to permit video gaming in our town. The town will get five percent of the gambling losses. Thirty-five percent of the losses will go to the r...
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St. Charles river plan a boondoggleSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Ten years ago the previous St. Charles mayor and city council decided to do a major downtown redevelopment project which they said would revitalize downtown and not use ...
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Illinois has become a dictatorshipSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - It is beyond comprehension that our proud state of Illinois still does not have a proper budget in place. This stalemate has become the sole responsibility of Governor R...
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Why no outcry over 'sanctuary cities'?Sep 12, 2015 1:00 am - There has been a lot of coverage regarding Kim Davis who has been jailed in Kentucky over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Ms. Davis has in fact ch...
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Speak up on lack of mental health helpSep 06, 2015 12:00 am - There is some great work on mental health being done in Kane County, as evidenced by the effort of Judge Hull in the Treatment Alternative Court. But resources are limit...