Sugar Grove Opinion
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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Full I-88, Route 47 interchange worth studyNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Prairie Parkway proposal that would run north-south and connect to Interstates 80 and 90 along a line parallel to Route 47 certainly inspires more discussion, and co...
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Soapbox: Still doesn't get itNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Isn't it a sad thing that when an Illinois politician is sent off to serve his prison sentence, as former Gov. George Ryan was this week, there's a ready supply of ex-co...
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Liberals not always free speech backersNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Liberals love to define themselves as staunch supporters of the First Amendment. They claim they may not agree with what you have to say but they will defend to the deat...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Soapbox: Not good enoughNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - In what he apparently considers a magnanimous decision, Kane County Republican Party Chairman Dennis Wiggins has taken a leave of absence from his chairmanship until the...
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Soapbox: And this time he means it!Nov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When federal Judge Michael Mason again extended the deadline for discovery in the discrimination lawsuit filed against Elgin School District U-46, you could almost feel ...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...
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Frustrated U-46 teachers send out a familiar messageOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - They are split down the middle. Tired of elected policy-makers ignoring their concerns and making silence a response. Tired of their boss getting rich while they do all ...
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Soapbox: A bad precedent hereOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...