St. Charles Opinion
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Let the Obamas have their dateJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Give me a break. Now the press is stirring the pot regarding the Obama's date night. Our lackluster past president spent 487 days at Camp David and a whopping 490 days a...
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Aurora alderman calls for changeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 1, like many of you, I paid our property tax bills. My tax bill has increased 27 percent in two years. I hear the blame to include school districts, park distric...
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This is not what Madison envisionedJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, once said, "With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers co...
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Fooling ourselves on economic planJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The United States government is expanding at an alarming rate, far beyond the capability of the taxpayers to pay for it. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office sees...
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Hey, legislators, fix health care systemJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The American health care system is broken and is in desperate need of repair. As it is currently constituted, it is a stench in the nostrils of the American people. May ...
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Let this be a lesson in family valuesJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Bravo to Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti for his valiant efforts to pursue justice in the shamefully sad and tragically premature death of 84-year-old Mary Ba...
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Give Cohen credit for being openJun 12, 2009 11:00 pm - I came across a rather interesting article recently in "The Washington Post." It was written by Richard Cohen, somebody I don't usually agree with politically. In this c...
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Schools should keep range of arts classesMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - School districts are under pressure to keep art classes as an integral part of the curriculum and still balance their budgets in a tight economy. They realize that schoo...
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Thanks for help with food driveMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Many thanks to the St. Charles Post Office and this wonderful community for their support of the recent post office food. Our friends and community partners at the Tri-C...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...