Sugar Grove Opinion
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New Huntley hospital a boon for areaApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - I would love for the new hospital to be built in Huntley. I have an elderly mother and in-laws who live nearby, and having a hospital close by would help make it easier ...
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Employers should raise payroll deductionApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Quinn needed the 2 percent tax hike to get the money to bail out the state’s debt. How come companies do not have to abide by this law? My company has not taken out...
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Tell Congress not to privatize MedicareApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - Rep. Paul Ryan from Wisconsin has proposed turning Medicare over to the insurance companies and providing recipients a “voucher” to buy insurance. Medicare currently ope...
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Batavia United Way there for us and youApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - If you are in any way connected to the community of Batavia, you, or someone you know, have most likely been touched in some way by the Batavia United Way. If you have a...
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Mussman hearing what voters sayingApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Thank you for the recent article about state Rep. Mussman’s proposal to reduce legislator pay. I ran for state representative in the 55th District (against state Rep. Ra...
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So, who isn’t paying taxes?Apr 24, 2011 12:00 am - One common defining factor used by those who rail against the “illegals” is that they pay no taxes. Based on the estimates of the Tax Policy Center, 45 percent of U.S. h...
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We must cut to get out of debtApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Our country is so deep into debt that just the interest payments on the debt, paid mostly to foreign countries, are nearly $8 billion each week. How do we ever get out o...
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Hultgren blew it on austere budgetApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Congressman Hultgren, along with almost all other House Republicans, voted April 18 in favor of the brutal budget proposed by Rep. Ryan. This budget would essentially de...
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“Les Mis” a triumph for Dundee-CrownApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - They did it again. Dundee-Crown High School has produced another musical sensation — “Les Mis.” I had the privilege to see it April 15 and must sing the praises of every...
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Bravo for township insurance probeApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - It’s refreshing to see a local newspaper do a great job of good old investigative reporting and then take a strong follow-up stand calling for specific action to correct...