St. Charles Opinion
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Downtown district lacking in hosieryAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You cannot buy a pair of socks in downtown St. Charles. This is a sad but true fact. I tell people that we live at Carroll Tower and they say, "Oh, you're so lucky, you'...
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Are we are not our brothers' keepers?Aug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - The budget debates in Springfield expose the horrible condition of our state's finances that defies all reason and rationality. The preamble of our state constitution ho...
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Who are the 47 million?Aug 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Forty-seven million people in the United States do not have health insurance. That's what politicians tell us. Week after week this number is repeated. I've even seen it...
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We speak American hereAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - In reply to Paula Coughlan's letter in the July 28 Fencepost: The United States does not have an official language. An amendment has been proposed to the Constitution, b...
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Giving back in a winning wayAug 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Giving back in a winning way: When Michael Mendel bought a $100 raffle ticket, he was hoping to win big. But not for himself. The St. Charles business owner had other th...
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Don't put up with higher tax billJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Property owners across the country are objecting to their real estate tax assessment this year. Not too soon, however, given the slump in values and in sales throughout ...
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Stop bashing the USAJul 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I need to respond to a letter to the editor submitted by Barbara Zaha from July 11. Many citizens celebrate the 4th of July each summer surrounded by family and friends,...
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Is it really a time for celebration?Jul 10, 2008 11:00 pm - At a time when our collective consciousness has been crushingly assaulted by a duplicitous government that arbitrarily assigns the status of a "rogue nation" or "enemy c...
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Mayor challenges reader gripeJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - While debating issues in the newspaper is not a common practice of mine, a letter, sent to and recently published by the Daily Herald, requires clarification and correct...
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Constitution not ours to interpretJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The problem with the Supreme Court decision on the Second Amendment is not that it granted an individual right. That is welcome enough. But they once again said without ...