St. Charles Opinion
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The SoapboxDec 01, 2012 4:00 am - Sleeping in a box: About 27 students — some who have not known hunger themselves — now have an idea of what it’s like to be homeless. The group camped out for a night on...
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What we have is a spending problemDec 01, 2012 3:40 am - Liberals have done a masterful job in directing the “fiscal cliff” rhetoric around a single solution: Raise taxes on the wealthy. Lost in all this rhetoric is that spend...
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U-46 should have school uniformsNov 30, 2012 3:40 am - Kids in school are dressing inappropriately. Schools should require students to wear uniforms in District U-46. This would save parents money by not having to by new clo...
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Election: Consider what our mayors have doneNov 28, 2012 4:00 am - Arlene Mulder will be stepping down next spring as village president of Arlington Heights after a tenure of 2 decades and many more years in public service beyond that. ...
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Ease up on spending, D303Nov 22, 2012 3:40 am - I recently wrote a response to an article that the Kane County Board was discussing raising property taxes, pointing out how ridiculous the taxes have gotten. So what do...
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The challenges ahead for IllinoisNov 16, 2012 3:40 am - The campaigns are over. Now, it is clear. Four years ago when voters said that they demanded affordable health care, they meant it. In Illinois, when they said they dema...
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You voted for poorer AmericansNov 13, 2012 3:40 am - The people voted for the government that they think “cares,” but in reality they voted for a government that will make them poorer. Germany, France and Italy have govern...
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Keeping faith across generations, continentsNov 12, 2012 10:02 am - For anyone familiar with John McCrae’s famous poem, it is difficult to pass by Naperville’s “Healing Field of Honor” or see pictures of its 2,012 American flags snapping...
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The SoapboxNov 10, 2012 4:00 am - A decent decision: Can’t say we’re ever pleased to hear of a community embracing video gambling, but if it has to happen, a town could do worse than to dedicate all its ...
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Endorsements: A list of our choices for Nov. 6Nov 05, 2012 10:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements for contested seats and referendums of local interest on the Nov. 6 ballot. For the full endorsement editorial in a given ...