Keeneyville Opinion
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Care staff victims of longtime state neglectMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - For the past eight years, Illinois has not increased Medicaid rates for developmental disability services, even though inflation grew 14 percent. Years of insufficient f...
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McConnell, end hissy fit over nominationMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - President Obama has nominated Merrick Garland to fill the vacancy on the Supreme court created by the death of Justice Antonin Scalia in February. Senator Mitchell McCon...
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Bad idea: State-run pension fundsMar 21, 2016 1:00 am - I have recently been informed that the state of Illinois wants to take over the police and fire pension funds from the local control of their respective communities. Se...
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Debt growth under Madigan: bad mathMar 20, 2016 12:01 am - The first year Mike Madigan was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives was 1971. That was 45 years ago when the the debt for the state of Illinois was $1.7 bil...
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'Green' river is usually a sick riverMar 20, 2016 12:01 am - It's that time of year when green is our goal. St. Patirick's Day has us searching our closets for anything green, the early flowers are pushing green leaves up above th...
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Village Links not a burden to taxpayersMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - An article released by the Daily Herald March 3, titled "Suburban Golf Courses losing money for taxpayers" referenced an operating loss for the Village Links of Glen Ell...
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Trump has no respect for anyoneMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Donald Trump is the most unpresidential person I have ever seen. What has happened to the Republican Party? Are they so shallow and childish that they will tolerate a bi...
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Can this be true, Naperville?Mar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Really, Naperville, $350,000 for one traffic signal? Robert Clayton Lombard ...
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Lots to learn about going greenMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Mark your calendars for April 20 and April 22. The ECC and the City of Elgin Sustainability Expo from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 20. The Earth Day event at Hawthorne Hill N...
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Gas prices another type of terror threatMar 17, 2016 12:01 am - We have lately been experiencing record low fuel prices at the pump after years of record high prices. With the majority of our citizens now purchasing vehicles that are...