St. Charles Opinion
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Burt missed point in immigrant columnApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A recent Saturday's paper carried an interesting collection of facts offered by Burt Constable. The headline was "Learning to be tolerant trumps need to learn English." ...
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Heritage Center a St. Charles treasureApr 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a lifelong resident of St. Charles and when I look at the history of our town it makes me proud to say I am from here. This year marks the 175th anniversary of our ...
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Keep council-manager form of governmentApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The Council-Manager form of government has served Elgin citizens for over 50 years. With its focus on political leadership, nonpartisanship and professional code of ethi...
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Vote yes for St. Charles fire referendumsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - During uncertain economic times it is easy to reject calls for increases from various taxing bodies. After all, what could be so important that it cannot wait another ye...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Leadership in tough times: Kudos to Des Plaines City Manager Jason Bajor, who announced last week he would not accept a pay raise, given the suburb's fiscal constraints ...
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'No' to District 303 referendumApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - St. Charles Community Unit School District 303 is pitching a "no tax increase" referendum to spend $114 million to rebuild or renovate three middle schools and build a b...
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Stein is another tax-and-spenderMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - St. Charles mayoral candidate Jotham Stein has criticized Mayor DeWitte for cutting the restaurant tax. DeWitte cut that tax and pushed the city government to live withi...
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Vote 'yes' on ECC referendumMar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College has put forth a strong argument for a tax increase in a horrible economy when many are facing job loss and foreclosure: ECC is where careers are ...
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Even if it doesn't look like a tax hike, we say 'no' to District 33Mar 28, 2009 11:00 pm - West Chicago Elementary District 33 is pitching a "no-tax-increase" proposal aiming to raise $49 million largely to renovate West Chicago Middle School to bring sixth gr...
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Saturday SoapboxMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Congratulations, Chargers! Thank you to the Dundee-Crown High School Chargers who reminded us what heart and grit can do when combined with teamwork. After stunning No. ...