North Aurora Opinion
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Huntley needs own hospitalMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - A Centegra Hospital is sorely needed in Huntley. The closest hospital is at least 20 minutes from our community. Being home to one of the largest Del Webb communities an...
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A reminder that seat belts save livesMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - For anyone who complains about getting a ticket for not buckling up when driving or riding in a motor vehicle, here’s a crash course in reality from the National Highway...
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Southern McHenry needs hospital moreMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - Young families, senior citizens and local emergency medical personnel alike say that now is the time for a new hospital, and southern McHenry County is where it belongs....
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Workers comp reform will help create jobsMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois lawmakers can truly help our state and local economy by reforming the state’s workers’ compensation laws. These are the laws that determine how medical costs ar...
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Lawsuit is about responsible spendingMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Kane County portion of my tax bill has increased by more than 6 percent. This makes me no different from just about anyone else reading this letter. What is differen...
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Quinn holding towns hostageMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Village of Wayne vehemently disagrees with Gov. Quinn’s suggestion that the Local Government Distributive Fund payments to all Illinois municipalities and counties b...
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Tax increase is killing usMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - I’m not sure where the 1.2-percent increase came from in Douglas Dunlap’s letter. I am a Sun City Huntley resident of 12 years. Over that time I have seen a steady incre...
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A sick, uneducated nation can't prosperMay 11, 2011 11:00 pm - I am disappointed in Congressman Randy Hultgren for voting in favor of the House Republican budget plan that provides tax cuts for the wealthy at the expense of America'...
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Taxing bodies must live within meansMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - I opened our tax bill and to my complete and utter surprise and disgust we received a $626.47 tax increase over last year’s bill. Since we moved here in 2001 from Califo...
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Three potential laws that make senseMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - Often, our General Assembly does things that make us scratch our collective heads. We frequently find ourselves questioning the motives of our elected representatives. B...