Month: December 2018

Larry Frieders
Feature Health

Health care and insurance system broken; repair required

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The Opioid Epidemic is in the news, on social media, and being discussed everywhere from the boardroom to the pulpit. Although the situation might not perfectly fit the definition of epidemic, which is a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time, it’s close enough....

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Let's Go Green
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Let’s Go Green!

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• Plastic bag recycling: Kane County Division of Environmental Resources reminds everyone not to put recyclable materials in plastic bags inside of the recycling collection bin. All recyclable items should be loose in the collection bin. Plastic Bags are the No. 1 contaminant at sorting facilities. Plastic bags and plastic...

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Elsa is ready for her forever home. Submitted photo
Pets

Elsa: Playful princess, perfect purring pal

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Elsa is a grey and white female Domestic Short Hair who was born August 4. Elsa, named after the Disney princess, is playful and loves to play with her siblings all day long. She loves to occupy herself with lots of toys and wrestle with her playmates. She loves to...

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Community Entertainment Fundraiser

Fundraiser forum

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Fundraiser for Starfish Rescue Dec. 9 Starfish Animal Rescue, a Batavia-based no-kill shelter, will hold an annual bake sale, pizza lunch, and gift basket raffle fundraiser from noon to 3:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 9, at Riverside Pizza & Pub,102 E. Main Street, St. Charles. The public is invited. Admission is...

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History

A Focus on History – December 6 through December 12

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December 6 The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, officially ending the institution of slavery, is ratified: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” –...

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John Whitehead
Government Policy

Constitutional republic requires First Amendment rights

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“The freedom of individuals verbally to oppose or challenge police action without thereby risking arrest is one of the principal characteristics by which we distinguish a free nation from a police state.” —Justice William J. Brennan, City of Houston v. Hill What the architects of the police state want are...

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The city government of Aurora seeks public input for Route 59 Comprehensive Plan Update
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The city government of Aurora seeks public input for Route 59 Comprehensive Plan Update

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An informational open house from 4 p.m. to  7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6 at Calvary Church, 9S200 IL-59, Naperville, near the intersection of Route 59 and Montgomery Road, seeks input for a Route 59 comprehensive plan update. The purpose of the open house is to provide information on the city ...

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