Articles filed under Politics
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Foreign trade hot topic for 8th District DemocratsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean proudly supports free-trade agreements with Peru and other foreign nations, but her opponent in the upcoming Democratic primary said such deals ex...
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Rivals debate school fundingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - From consolidating school districts to keeping the current system, candidates for state representative in the 48th district each have their own ideas on funding educatio...
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Accountant running as write-in for auditor postJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Algonquin accountant with a background in auditing utilities, local governments and transportation firms is mounting a write-in campaign for McHenry County auditor. R...
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Fire district tax hike clearly neededJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - This week signs have begun popping up in a small handful of yards around Winfield, claiming that the Winfield Fire Protection District's long-hoped-for referendum is a c...
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Clinton's tears good job of actingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm not offering a commercial assessment of Rush Limbaugh's Letter of January 2008 article "M.I.A. from Dems' Campaign Freedom" but rather congratulating him on his asse...
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Barbs fly after Obama's Reagan commentsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - RENO, Nev. -- John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized Barack Obama's praise of the Republican Party and Ronald Reagan -- an anathema for many Democrats, parti...
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Seals is part of change in the airJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Iowa presidential caucus victory of Democrat Barack Obama is the first sign of real, positive change: Personal insight, integrity and real-world experience trumped W...
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Laesch up to task of changing directionJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Outside of watching C-Span and reading an occasional e-mail, I haven't been deeply involved in local politics. Why be a part of the problem in this country? But that was...
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Oberweis' methods, words leave her coldJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - I just heard an ad on the radio and I'm livid. Chris Lauzen's opponent, Jim Oberweis, has joined the group that will do anything to win. That includes bending the truth ...