Campton Hills Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. This is Saturday Soapbox, briefly stated commentary from the Daily Herald's editors.Sep 12, 2014 11:00 pm - Itasca Country Club staying put: Amid fears that it might be dotted with condos or stores, Itasca Country Club instead appears headed for a sprucing up. A group of ...
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Can't drivers and bikers get along?Sep 09, 2014 12:01 am - Can't drivers and bikers get along? Why does there have to be an argument about sharing the road? Bikers own cars, buy gas and pay taxes, so they do pay for the use...
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Tax relief candidate gets the voteAug 31, 2014 12:01 am - Tax relief candidate gets the vote This is in reply to Bill Sarto of Carpentersville's letter, "Rainer property tax freeze a bad idea." Mr. Sarto. Seriously you are...
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Peabody energy deal needs to be probedAug 29, 2014 12:01 am - Peabody energy deal needs to be probed As a Batavia resident, I'm extremely concerned about our contract with Prairie State Coal Plant via the Northern Illinois Mun...
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Batavian unhappy with energy dealAug 28, 2014 12:01 am - Batavian unhappy with energy deal Our family was thrilled to move to a town as quaint as Batavia less than 1 year ago. We knew that as Batavia residents our ComEd d...
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Tax on bike owners makes no senseAug 26, 2014 12:01 am - Tax on bike owners makes no sense My fellow St. Charles resident Doug Eden in a letter to the editor suggested that bicyclists have some "skin in the game" - pay a ...
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Let's give bicyclists 'skin in the game'Aug 25, 2014 5:01 am - I enjoyed the article last week on bicycles vs. the village of Barrington Hills. In fact, it gave me the impetus to write a letter to the editor that I have wanted to wr...
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The SoapboxAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - Two swings, two misses: For the second time in two years, the Arlington Heights electoral board will keep voters from making any decisions on local term limits. Whi...
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Can't afford yet another tax increaseAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - I was shocked to see that once again our taxes are going up. When is enough enough already? Our property taxes are high enough. Three St. Charles school board members th...
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Hultgren afraid of town meetings?Aug 14, 2014 12:01 am - Why is U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren afraid to hold public town hall meetings in District 14 during this August recess? I contacted both his Geneva and Washington offices to ...