Hampshire Opinion
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Best to listen to both sidesDec 24, 2010 12:00 am - I attended a meeting Dec. 11 with Rep. Randy Hultgren and Sen. Mark Kirk at the Norris Center in St. Charles. Most people attending the filled auditorium were adamant su...
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You can't beet this for enterpriseDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - It may sound like a poultice your great grandmother mixed up to treat whatever ailed you, this concoction of beet juice, salt brine and calcium chloride. Truth is, it co...
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Real leaders turn hard into possibleDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - I have commented recently that Obama has not done all that much, although he talked a very compelling story when he ran for the presidency. We and he badly need to know ...
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Abstinence only message won't workDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - It has become a great concern in the local area that surrounds the District 300 schools that the current procedures of the sexual education curriculum are failing. Too m...
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U-46 should change motivation strategyDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 needs to re-evaluate their strategies in motivating students. Over the past few years our PSAE scores have become lower. If they updated ...
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Let's extend the season of givingDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - During the holiday season, there always is a special awareness and empathy for people in need that resonates in a powerful message — suburbanites are surrounded by oppor...
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Transitional home needed in ElginDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - There are too many people that are living on the streets without any home and no help from anybody. I believe that there should be a transitional independent living faci...
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Wait on Red Gate for impact of StearnsDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - I wonder, “why now?” on the Red Gate Bridge. This proposal will cost, according to the city of St. Charles website, between $20 million and $30 million. For what? The ne...
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NW suburban legislators need to support special needsDec 18, 2010 10:00 pm - During the recent campaign in the 56th House District, issues took a back seat to attack mail, in convincing people to vote for either candidate. If the winner would hav...
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Promote personal responsibilityDec 17, 2010 10:00 pm - I never worked in Springfield so I only have an idea or guess at how things get done there. Our legislators have been working at controlling some runaway pension costs. ...