St. Charles Opinion
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Do we need 21 city departments?Oct 08, 2015 12:00 am - Last week I observed a City of St. Charles truck with Department of Meters and Readings Division proudly emblazoned on the shiny truck, probably washed daily by the Depa...
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Writer misstated GOP positionsOct 08, 2015 12:00 am - This angry 80-year-old white voter does not appreciate the discrimination based on attitude, age or race expressed by a recent letter to the editor from Mr. Tom Minneric...
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St. Charles shouldn't OK video gamblingOct 04, 2015 12:00 am - The St. Charles mayor wants to permit video gaming in our town. The town will get five percent of the gambling losses. Thirty-five percent of the losses will go to the r...
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St. Charles river plan a boondoggleSep 21, 2015 1:00 am - Ten years ago the previous St. Charles mayor and city council decided to do a major downtown redevelopment project which they said would revitalize downtown and not use ...
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Why no outcry over 'sanctuary cities'?Sep 12, 2015 1:00 am - There has been a lot of coverage regarding Kim Davis who has been jailed in Kentucky over her refusal to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Ms. Davis has in fact ch...
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Politicians providing fiction, not fact on LongmeadowSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Algonquin Village President John Schmitt has gone to great lengths to put a positive spin on the Longmeadow highway and bridge project. This four-lane 50 mph highway wo...
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Happy hour, bobcats not just 'distractions'Aug 14, 2015 12:00 am - I beg to differ with the Daily Herald's depiction of the state's bobcat hunting and happy hour legislation as mere "distractions." After all the governor's huffing, puff...
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Inappropriate head-busting headlineAug 13, 2015 12:00 am - The sports headline: "I'm ready to go out and bust someone's head open" in Bob LeGere's football sports column on July 30 is completely inappropriate if we want to encou...
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Obama helps enemies, hurts our friendsAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - President Obama's actions have been favorable to militant Muslims in the Middle East. He reduced the U.S. armed forces in Iraq to zero and this led to ISIS in Iraq. Our ...
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Tax increase better than video gamblingAug 04, 2015 12:00 am - We have been residents of the city of St. Charles for 41 years and made a decision to not move from here when we retired because St. Charles has been a community that va...