St. Charles Opinion
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Building next to Arcada wasted buyJan 03, 2013 3:40 am - Building next to Arcada wasted buy St. Charles, under the leadership of City Manager Brian Townsend, is wasting taxpayer funds again by purchasing the building nex...
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Better health care answer to tragedyDec 28, 2012 4:00 am - With the recent tragedy in Connecticut, the words “gun control” are abundant everywhere. I’ll offer an outside-of-the-box idea to the nuts who think gun control regulati...
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U-46 should require high school uniformsDec 19, 2012 3:40 am - U-46 should require high school uniforms Elgin School District U-46 currently has elementary and middle schools using uniforms. At the high school level, students ...
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The SoapboxDec 15, 2012 4:00 am - Thank you, readers: At 90, Walt Meder is still contributing. The driving force behind the Daily Herald’s Hope for the Holidays campaign is just as pleased as we are at t...
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All sides must agree to spend lessDec 14, 2012 3:40 am - This country must learn to live within its means. Congress must rise above partisan politics and do what we all must do — not spend more than we make. Will some people f...
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News judgment questionableDec 14, 2012 3:40 am - I must admit that I am disappointed in recent editions of my Daily Herald paper. In the Dec. 5 edition the headline story at the top of page 1 reads: “Sudanese students ...
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Meningitis outbreak not Tea Party’s faultDec 13, 2012 3:40 am - Ah, the Tea Party did it again. The FDA, short of funding, was not able to shut down a company after 460 cases of fungal meningitis were reported. If the FDA had been pr...
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Time to rethink parking at ECCDec 11, 2012 4:00 am - The parking lot at Elgin Community College needs to be improved. Students speed through it recklessly, traffic gets backed up because there are only a few exits, and stu...
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The SoapboxDec 08, 2012 4:00 am - Give it your all: Hersey High School senior Alex Baratta of Arlington Heights may be intimidating with his perfect GPA, his multisport prowess and his big, giving heart,...
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D303 superintendent contract ridiculousDec 05, 2012 3:40 am - Once again the St. Charles school board is tossing around money like they have unlimited funds. We will be footing the annual cost of the superintendent’s premiums for h...