St. Charles Opinion
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Editorial: The hopeful signs for workers in 2012Sep 03, 2012 5:00 am - On the day set aside to celebrate the role of working people in American economic life, it can be a little unnerving to contemplate the state of “labor” in 2012. In many...
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Beware the ‘progressives’Aug 31, 2012 4:40 am - I’m a product of the Great Depression, and I remember how popular the Communist Party was in America. I remember going to see one of their parades in Chicago and I also ...
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Editorial: The GOP, the Tea Party and value of party unityAug 29, 2012 9:08 am - There will be lots of talk about unity at the Republican National Convention this week, but one wonders to what degree the concept will define the goals of the Republica...
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The SoapboxAug 25, 2012 5:00 am - Don’t sign that bill: Gov. Pat Quinn has one week to decide whether to expand gambling by adding five new casinos and slots at racetracks, including Arlington Park. Whil...
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Editorial: What the emerald ash borer teaches usAug 21, 2012 10:23 am - The term “leafy suburb” is used often enough that it’s become cliché. We love our trees, paying a premium for homes that have large ones, anchoring swings and treehouse...
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Income tax part of Marx’s communist planAug 15, 2012 4:40 am - In my last letter I addressed plank one of Marx’s 10 planks of the “Communist Manifesto:” abolition of private property. It could be argued that plank one has not been e...
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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Editorial: St. Charles prison must be safe for all teensAug 13, 2012 5:00 am - If you knew or had been told something in your house wasn’t safe for your children, would you wait nearly three years to have it fixed? If you knew, for instance, your b...
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D303 should fix weighted gradesAug 12, 2012 4:40 am - I read Jake O’Hara’s and Britney Davidson’s letters regarding class rank with great interest. I agree with Britney that life is competitive and working to achieve high c...