Editorials
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Help in appealing tax assessmentsFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - When your home value stagnates, rising property tax assessments get a lot harder to take. Sure, the tax man has valid reasons for lagging behind the market, but that see...
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Bypass progress, or 'Groundhog Day'?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps McHenry and Kane county motorists will one day look back on the saga of the proposed western Algonquin bypass and cheer the persistence and fortitude that brough...
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Soapbox: Picking their battlesFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Campton Hills officials made an interesting decision this week -- they let two small groups of property owners disconnect from the village. So instead of fighting tooth ...
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Soapbox: Good start at Lisle Park DistrictFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - It's much too early to know if Lisle residents are willing to support a tax increase to build a 75,000-square-foot recreation center along Short Street to address a perc...
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Soapbox: Elections, all the timeFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A lot of pundits said Barack Obama was getting into the race too early last year. And, we all know how that's turned out so far. Now, the trend seems to be catching on i...
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Extend helping hand to community in painFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - To Our Community. In the days to come we will all try to fathom why. Why did the gunman do what he did? Why didn't someone do something to stop it? Why? Why? Why? The...
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Soapbox: Great opportunity for Big HollowFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Big Hollow Elementary District 38 voters supported the district's call to approve the Feb. 5 referendum to inject much-needed cash into its schools. Now, they want to kn...
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Kudos to legislators who back access billFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, finally, some heartening news. It's good to know there are legislators in our midst who have some common sense. It's comforting -- to us, certainly, but we hope to...
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No 'instant' answers to hard questionsFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - In a society that demands instant gratification, it comes as little surprise that it also demands instant solutions to complex problems -- especially in an election year...
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State must face harsh economic realitiesFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Gov. Rod Blagojevich is putting together his speech on the state budget, which he will deliver on Wednesday. As part of his research, he should try very hard to imagine ...