St. Charles Opinion
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Endorsement: Yes to maintain services in Bartlett fire districtMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Residents of the Bartlett Fire Protection District could see their property taxes increase by an average of $100 a year if they approve the district's tax increase reque...
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Endorsement: Yes to restore services in Prospect Heights fire districtMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Officials in the Prospect Heights Fire Protection District are seeking to restore services lost since the 2008 Great Recession took hold, and they say they can do it wit...
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Endorsement: Yes to disband Aurora Election CommissionMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - A 50 percent off sale is almost always a sure winner, and we have one for you in Aurora. If voters abolish the Aurora Election Commission, Kane County Clerk Jack Cunning...
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Endorsement: No on Deer Park sales tax increaseMar 02, 2018 12:00 am - Largely at issue in a Deer Park request for a sales tax increase is who will pay for $400,000 a year in infrastructure improvements in the village. Voters approved a qua...
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Student activists embody the spirit of Marjory Stoneman DouglasFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Student survivors of the horrific mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida are grieving. But they are also organizing. Within days of t...
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Why won't congressman respond on gun control?Feb 28, 2018 12:00 am - My wife was a teacher. My son is a teacher, as is his fiancee. I think I can speak for teachers - not all perhaps but most. I taught for 37 years. But after the crazed...
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All it takes from Congress is courageFeb 26, 2018 12:00 am - In November 2017, Sen. Feinstein and several other senators introduced a bill in the Senate titled "The Assault Weapons Ban of 2017." If passed, this bill would ban the ...
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Contrary liberalsFeb 11, 2018 12:00 am - Some in our country claim the Democrats refuse to cooperate with Republicans. It's pretty hard to have bipartisan legislation when one party cooks up bills in secret mee...
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Shop around for best health care pricesFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - Health care pricing is opaque in Chicago and the suburbs. Patients are not aware that preventive screening colonoscopy prices vary by a factor of two to three in several...
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Lack of responsibility among lawmakersJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - Following the recent progression of headlines in The Daily Herald is enough to make a grown person cry. Our duly elected legislators have drifted so far off course that ...