Poll results
Background:County issues pandemic flu pamphlet, concern extends to animals
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Should La Salle County release its plan for dealing with an outbreak of the pandemic flu to the public now? (click on arrows before voting)
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Yes
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0.0%
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(0)
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No
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0.0%
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(0)
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Total votes: 0
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Background:Land Owners beat County Board to referendum ballot positions
| Besides the sales tax, which of the following subjects would you most like to vote on in November? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Should the supervisor of assessments be an elected position? | | 31.3% | (15) | | Should a committee be formed to study stormwater management? | | 8.3% | (4) | | Should the County Board rescind its countywide zoning ordinance? | | 50.0% | (24) | | Should the county erect a veterans monument or memorial? | | 10.4% | (5) | | Total votes: 48 |
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Background:Mel Gibson charged with drunken driving
| As a resut of Mel Gibson's DUI arrest and alleged comments, what is your opinion of him? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Favorable | | 31.5% | (68) | | Unfavorable | | 23.6% | (51) | | No change | | 44.9% | (97) | | Total votes: 216 |
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Background:Chicago council approves minimum wage for 'big-box' retail employees
| Should local governments set the hourly wage for employees of private businesses? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 35.4% | (62) | | No | | 64.6% | (113) | | Total votes: 175 |
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Background:City selling Spring Lake property
| Should the city of Streator sell Spring Lake property? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 29.1% | (41) | | No | | 70.9% | (100) | | Total votes: 141 |
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Background:Adults, not players, often responsible for bad behavior at youth sporting events
| To prevent unruly behavior, Somonauk Baseball requires parents, coaches and players to sign a code of conduct. Is this a good idea? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 88.8% | (79) | | No, it's not necessary | | 11.2% | (10) | | Total votes: 89 |
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Background:Sheridan counselors, Gateway still at odds
| Should Gov. Blagojevich cancel Gateway's state contract and replace the agency at the Sheridan prison. (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 72.2% | (117) | | No | | 27.8% | (45) | | Total votes: 162 |
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Do you favor the agreement to grant a home improvement business a reprieve in the local sales tax? (Click on arrows before voting)
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Favor
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61.0%
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(93)
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Oppose
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39.0%
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(59)
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Total votes: 152
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Background:Council rejects public smoking ban
| The Streator City Council has rejected a proposal to ban smoking in all enclosed public places. Do you think your local government should adopt a similar ban? (Click on arrows before voting.) | | Yes | | 65.7% | (157) | | No | | 33.1% | (79) | | It already does | | 1.3% | (3) | | Total votes: 239 |
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Background:County Board samples electronic voting system
| Is the electronic voting system reviewed by the La Salle County Board a worthwhile expense? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 31.8% | (28) | | No | | 68.2% | (60) | | Total votes: 88 |
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Background:Survey says: Don't desecrate the U.S. flag
| Do favor or oppose a constitutional amendment outlawing desecration of the U.S. flag? (Click of arrows before voting) | | Favor | | 82.3% | (190) | | Oppose | | 17.7% | (41) | | Total votes: 231 |
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Background:Tourist officials seek right merchant mix for downtown
| Do you agree or disagree with a vision which would encourage certain types of businesses to create a tourist-friendly atmosphere in the downtown area? (click on arrows before voting) | | Yes, I agree with the vision | | 86.9% | (412) | | No, I don't agree wit the vision | | 13.1% | (62) | | Total votes: 474 |
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Background:Blagojevich lottery plan raises big money and big questions
| Do you support the plan by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to raise money by privatizing the state lottery? (click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 12.6% | (26) | | No | | 87.4% | (181) | | Total votes: 207 |
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Background:Senate Votes Twice for English Language
| Should English be designated as the national language in America? (click on arrows before voting) | | No | | 3.8% | (30) | | Yes | | 96.2% | (760) | | Total votes: 790 |
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Background:Senate Votes Twice for English Language
| Should America designate English as the national language? (click on arrows before voting) | | No | | 0.0% | (0) | | Yes | | 0.0% | (0) | | Total votes: 0 |
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Background:CIA Nominee Hayden Defends NSA Programs
| Does it bother you that the National Security Agency has collected telephone records? (click on arrows before voting) | | Yes, it is an intrusion of privacy | | 65.1% | (203) | | No, it is an appropriate tool to reduce terrorism | | 34.9% | (109) | | Total votes: 312 |
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Background:Moussaoui Sentenced to Life at Supermax
| Was the sentence handed down for Zacarias Moussaoui appropriate? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes, it was appropriate | | 49.6% | (65) | | No, he should have been given the death penalty | | 50.4% | (66) | | Total votes: 131 |
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Background:County Board preparing to strip Chairman powers
| Should the La Salle County Board alter the duties of the county board chairman so the chairman does not hold the power to make committee assignments? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 41.9% | (67) | | No | | 58.1% | (93) | | Total votes: 160 |
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Background:Growth continues in La Salle County.
| Considerable growth has occurred in eastern La Salle County recently. Among the most recent signs of a boom was announcement of a subdivision of almost 500 houses on the South Side of Ottawa. What is your opinion of this trend in residential, commercial and industrial growth? (Click on arrows before voting). | | The growth has been excessive. Farmland is vanishing. | | 53.6% | (118) | | More residential growth is most desirable. | | 12.7% | (28) | | More commercial growth is most desirable. | | 15.5% | (34) | | More industrial growth is most desirable. | | 18.2% | (40) | | Total votes: 220 |
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Background:Residents charged up over power lines
| Do you think it is dangerous or bad for health to be near high-voltage power lines? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 65.0% | (93) | | No | | 35.0% | (50) | | Total votes: 143 |
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Background:Landmark status for courthouse proposed
| Should the county pursue listing the La Salle County Courthouse in downtown Ottawa to the National Register of Historic Places? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 80.2% | (97) | | No | | 19.8% | (24) | | Total votes: 121 |
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Background:Edgar: Topinka needs $10 million to run for governor
| With seven months to go before the election, who do you prefer for governor? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Rod Blagoevich | | 46.2% | (129) | | Judy Barr Topinka | | 38.4% | (107) | | Other | | 15.4% | (43) | | Total votes: 279 |
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Background:Emissions down, prices up?
| Should tougher emission controls be placed on small engines? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 39.7% | (31) | | No | | 60.3% | (47) | | Total votes: 78 |
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Background:Freedom of Information Act is good for America
| On a local level, how do you rate access to public governmental records?(click on the arrows before voting) | | Excellent | | 1.4% | (4) | | Adequate | | 4.2% | (12) | | Poor | | 91.9% | (262) | | Don't know | | 2.5% | (7) | | Total votes: 285 |
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Background:Bush's Approval Rating Falls to New Low
| Do you approve or disapprove of the job that President Bush is doing? (click on the arrows before voting) | | Approve | | 13.3% | (98) | | Disapprove | | 86.7% | (641) | | Total votes: 739 |
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Background:Legislation allowing medicinal marijuana advances to Senate
| Should legislation be approved to allow use of marijuana for medicinal purposes? (click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 77.6% | (135) | | No | | 22.4% | (39) | | Total votes: 174 |
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Background:White House Grateful for UAE Ports Delay
| Should an Arab company be allowed to manage U.S. ports? (click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 7.0% | (42) | | No | | 93.0% | (556) | | Total votes: 598 |
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Background:Legislation would increase time teens spend behind the wheel
| Should the length of time that teens are required to practice driving be increased from 25 to 50 hours? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes (I am under 20-years old) | | 10.2% | (21) | | No (I am under 20-years old) | | 1.0% | (2) | | Yes (I am 20-years old or older) | | 74.6% | (153) | | No (I am 20-years old or older) | | 14.1% | (29) | | Total votes: 205 |
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Background:Student-run newspaper reprints some of Danish newspaper's cartoons
| Should newspapers refrain from publishing editorial cartoons that may offend a person's religion? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 44.2% | (53) | | No | | 55.8% | (67) | | Total votes: 120 |
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Background:Smoke-free Ottawa in the future?
| Should Ottawa establish an ordinance prohibiting smoking in all restaurants? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 62.0% | (232) | | No | | 38.0% | (142) | | Total votes: 374 |
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Background:Database for domestic abusers proposed
| Should a data base of domestic abusers be created by the state? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 80.0% | (88) | | No | | 20.0% | (22) | | Total votes: 110 |
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Background:Bush administration wrong in assisted suicide dispute
| Should Illinois adopt an assisted-suicide law similar to Oregon's which was upheld by the Supreme Court? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 64.6% | (104) | | No | | 35.4% | (57) | | Total votes: 161 |
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Background:Politically connected lobbyists tied to Blagojevich's keno plan
| Should the State of Illinois start a Keno game operation in conjunction with the state lottery (click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 30.7% | (35) | | No | | 69.3% | (79) | | Total votes: 114 |
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Background:Conservative activists push 2006 referendum banning gay marriage
| Would you favor being given the opportunity to vote on a referendum proposing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages in Illinois? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 73.1% | (147) | | No | | 26.9% | (54) | | Total votes: 201 |
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Background:Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
| Has domestic spying by the federal government gone too far? (click on arrows before voting.) | | Yes - Rights are being violated in the name of security. | | 73.2% | (243) | | No - whatever is needed to maintain security should be done. | | 26.8% | (89) | | Total votes: 332 |
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Background:Coalitions support harsher penalties
| Will tougher laws reduce the flow of drugs? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 38.2% | (34) | | No | | 61.8% | (55) | | Total votes: 89 |
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Background:Coalitions support harsher penalties
| Will tougher laws help reduce the flow of drugs? | | Yes. | | 0.0% | (0) | | No. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Total votes: 0 |
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Background:Coalitions support harsher penalties
| (Click on arrows beforevoting) | | Toughers laws will do little to reduce the drug problem. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Tougher laws will reduce the flow of illegal drugs. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Total votes: 0 |
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Background:Stop fighting over 'Happy Holidays'
| Does it bother you when someone says 'Merry Christmas' to you? (Click on the arrows before voting.) | | No - I like to hear it. | | 95.1% | (353) | | Yes - people should be more sensitive to others | | 4.9% | (18) | | Total votes: 371 |
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Background:Weller rejects calls to refund money
| Democratic challenger John Pavich says U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller should return $20,000 in contributions from a donor implicated in a congressional bribery scandal. Should he return the money? (Click on arrows to see choices before voting.) | | Yes | | 77.2% | (105) | | No | | 22.8% | (31) | | Total votes: 136 |
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Background:City hiring consultant to look at bypass, second bridge
| Should another bridge be built across the Illinois River in Ottawa? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes - something needs to be done to relieve the congestion | | 61.7% | (132) | | No - I have never observed congestion on the bridge | | 38.3% | (82) | | Total votes: 214 |
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Background:Bears shun comparisons with 20 years ago
| How far do you think the Bears will go? (Click on the arrows before voting.) | | Go into the playoffs | | 68.6% | (72) | | Win the Super Bowl | | 18.1% | (19) | | Lose in the Super Bowl | | 13.3% | (14) | | Total votes: 105 |
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Background:Bears shun comparisons with 20 years ago
| How far do you think the Chicago Bears will go? (Click on the arrows before voting.) | | Go into the playoffs. | | 100.0% | (2) | | Go into the Super Bowl. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Win the Super Bowl. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Lose in the Super Bowl. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Total votes: 2 |
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Background:Bears shun comparisons with 20 years ago
| How far do you think the Chicago Bears will go? (Click on the arrows before voting.) | | Go into the playoffs. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Go into the Super Bowl. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Win the Super Bowl. | | 0.0% | (0) | | Total votes: 0 |
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Background:Previously pro-war Democrat calls for U.S. withdrawal
| Rep. John Murtha is calling for the U.S. pull out of Iraq. Do you agree or should the U.S. stay and course and remain in Iraq? (Clickon the arrows before voting.) | | Begin pulling out now | | 55.8% | (106) | | Stay the course | | 28.4% | (54) | | Beef up the forces | | 15.8% | (30) | | Total votes: 190 |
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Background:What's on TV? A lot of sex, says a new report
| A study recently released by the Kaiser Family Foundation found the vast majority of TV shows — 70 percent — include some sexual content, with an average of five sex scenes per hour. Do you think there is too much sex on television? (Click on the arrows to see choices and your age group before voting.) | | Yes (I am under 20 years old.) | | 4.0% | (11) | | Yes (I am between 21 and 39 years old.) | | 12.0% | (33) | | Yes (I am over 40 years old.) | | 31.0% | (85) | | No (I am under 20 years old.) | | 12.8% | (35) | | No (I am between 21 and 39 years old.) | | 20.1% | (55) | | No (I am over 40 years old.) | | 20.1% | (55) | | Total votes: 274 |
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Background:Appeal of OTHS petition decision expected to be dismissed
| Should Ottawa Township High School Board move forward on its plans for a community recreation center by taking the issue to referendum? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes - The idea deserves a vote | | 82.4% | (319) | | Yes - But scale down the project | | 4.1% | (16) | | No - Just forget the whole thing | | 13.4% | (52) | | Total votes: 387 |
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Background:House bill outlaws river gambling
| Do you favor eliminating riverboat gambling in Illinois? (click on arrows before voting) | | Yes - It is about time to end riverboat gambling. | | 37.4% | (105) | | No - keep riverboat gambling the way it is | | 62.6% | (176) | | Total votes: 281 |
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Background:Highlights of the two teams
| Who do you think will win the World Series? (Click on arrow to get choices before voting) | | Houston Astros | | 8.2% | (16) | | Chicago White Sox | | 84.0% | (163) | | Not interested-don't care | | 7.7% | (15) | | Total votes: 194 |
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Background:Another county sales tax referendum readied
| La Salle County voters will be asked on a March 21 ballot to approve a .25 cent sales tax increase. The increase would raise $2 million annually that would be earmarked for the county's public safety agencies. How would you vote today? (Click on arrows to see choices before voting.) | | Yes | | 29.9% | (46) | | No | | 67.5% | (104) | | Undecided | | 2.6% | (4) | | Total votes: 154 |
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Background:Arlington National Cemetery burial Law Eyed
| Under the current law, a convicted murderer who served honorably in the military could be eligible to be buried in a National Cemetery. That may be about to change. Should a convicted murderer be allowed to be buried in a National Cemetery? (Click on arrows to see choices before voting.) | | Yes - burial in the National Cemetery is a privilege deserved aft | | 38.5% | (72) | | No - being convicted of such an offense should mean a loss of suc | | 61.5% | (115) | | Total votes: 187 |
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Background:Witness: ’Intelligent Design’ doesn’t qualify as science
| A landmark trial is under way to determine whether a school district should require students to hear about intelligent design. The theory implies that life on Earth was the product of an unidentified intelligent force, and Darwin’s theory of natural selection cannot fully explain the origin of life or the emergence of highly complex life forms. Should local school teach intelligent design? (Click on arrow to see choices before voting.) | | yes | | 37.5% | (81) | | no | | 62.5% | (135) | | Total votes: 216 |
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Background:Coalitions support harsher penalties
| Will tougher laws reduce the flow of drugs? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 38.2% | (34) | | No | | 61.8% | (55) | | Total votes: 89 |
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Background:Justice Dept. Probing Domestic Spying Leak
| Has domestic spying by the federal government gone too far? (click on arrows before voting.) | | Yes - Rights are being violated in the name of security. | | 73.2% | (243) | | No - whatever is needed to maintain security should be done. | | 26.8% | (89) | | Total votes: 332 |
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Background:Conservative activists push 2006 referendum banning gay marriage
| Would you favor being given the opportunity to vote on a referendum proposing a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages in Illinois? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 73.1% | (147) | | No | | 26.9% | (54) | | Total votes: 201 |
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Background:Politically connected lobbyists tied to Blagojevich's keno plan
| Should the State of Illinois start a Keno game operation in conjunction with the state lottery (click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 30.7% | (35) | | No | | 69.3% | (79) | | Total votes: 114 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Bush administration wrong in assisted suicide dispute
| Should Illinois adopt an assisted-suicide law similar to Oregon's which was upheld by the Supreme Court? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 64.6% | (104) | | No | | 35.4% | (57) | | Total votes: 161 |
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Background:Database for domestic abusers proposed
| Should a data base of domestic abusers be created by the state? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 80.0% | (88) | | No | | 20.0% | (22) | | Total votes: 110 |
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Background:Smoke-free Ottawa in the future?
| Should Ottawa establish an ordinance prohibiting smoking in all restaurants? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 62.0% | (232) | | No | | 38.0% | (142) | | Total votes: 374 |
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Background:Student-run newspaper reprints some of Danish newspaper's cartoons
| Should newspapers refrain from publishing editorial cartoons that may offend a person's religion? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 44.2% | (53) | | No | | 55.8% | (67) | | Total votes: 120 |
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Background:Legislation would increase time teens spend behind the wheel
| Should the length of time that teens are required to practice driving be increased from 25 to 50 hours? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes (I am under 20-years old) | | 10.2% | (21) | | No (I am under 20-years old) | | 1.0% | (2) | | Yes (I am 20-years old or older) | | 74.6% | (153) | | No (I am 20-years old or older) | | 14.1% | (29) | | Total votes: 205 |
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Background:White House Grateful for UAE Ports Delay
| Should an Arab company be allowed to manage U.S. ports? (click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 7.0% | (42) | | No | | 93.0% | (556) | | Total votes: 598 |
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Background:Legislation allowing medicinal marijuana advances to Senate
| Should legislation be approved to allow use of marijuana for medicinal purposes? (click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 77.6% | (135) | | No | | 22.4% | (39) | | Total votes: 174 |
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Background:Bush's Approval Rating Falls to New Low
| Do you approve or disapprove of the job that President Bush is doing? (click on the arrows before voting) | | Approve | | 13.3% | (98) | | Disapprove | | 86.7% | (641) | | Total votes: 739 |
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Background:Freedom of Information Act is good for America
| On a local level, how do you rate access to public governmental records?(click on the arrows before voting) | | Excellent | | 1.4% | (4) | | Adequate | | 4.2% | (12) | | Poor | | 91.9% | (262) | | Don't know | | 2.5% | (7) | | Total votes: 285 |
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Background:Emissions down, prices up?
| Should tougher emission controls be placed on small engines? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 39.7% | (31) | | No | | 60.3% | (47) | | Total votes: 78 |
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Background:Edgar: Topinka needs $10 million to run for governor
| With seven months to go before the election, who do you prefer for governor? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Rod Blagoevich | | 46.2% | (129) | | Judy Barr Topinka | | 38.4% | (107) | | Other | | 15.4% | (43) | | Total votes: 279 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Landmark status for courthouse proposed
| Should the county pursue listing the La Salle County Courthouse in downtown Ottawa to the National Register of Historic Places? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 80.2% | (97) | | No | | 19.8% | (24) | | Total votes: 121 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Residents charged up over power lines
| Do you think it is dangerous or bad for health to be near high-voltage power lines? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 65.0% | (93) | | No | | 35.0% | (50) | | Total votes: 143 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Growth continues in La Salle County.
| Considerable growth has occurred in eastern La Salle County recently. Among the most recent signs of a boom was announcement of a subdivision of almost 500 houses on the South Side of Ottawa. What is your opinion of this trend in residential, commercial and industrial growth? (Click on arrows before voting). | | The growth has been excessive. Farmland is vanishing. | | 53.6% | (118) | | More residential growth is most desirable. | | 12.7% | (28) | | More commercial growth is most desirable. | | 15.5% | (34) | | More industrial growth is most desirable. | | 18.2% | (40) | | Total votes: 220 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:County Board preparing to strip Chairman powers
| Should the La Salle County Board alter the duties of the county board chairman so the chairman does not hold the power to make committee assignments? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 41.9% | (67) | | No | | 58.1% | (93) | | Total votes: 160 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Moussaoui Sentenced to Life at Supermax
| Was the sentence handed down for Zacarias Moussaoui appropriate? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes, it was appropriate | | 49.6% | (65) | | No, he should have been given the death penalty | | 50.4% | (66) | | Total votes: 131 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:CIA Nominee Hayden Defends NSA Programs
| Does it bother you that the National Security Agency has collected telephone records? (click on arrows before voting) | | Yes, it is an intrusion of privacy | | 65.1% | (203) | | No, it is an appropriate tool to reduce terrorism | | 34.9% | (109) | | Total votes: 312 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Senate Votes Twice for English Language
| Should America designate English as the national language? (click on arrows before voting) | | No | | 0.0% | (0) | | Yes | | 0.0% | (0) | | Total votes: 0 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Senate Votes Twice for English Language
| Should English be designated as the national language in America? (click on arrows before voting) | | No | | 3.8% | (30) | | Yes | | 96.2% | (760) | | Total votes: 790 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Blagojevich lottery plan raises big money and big questions
| Do you support the plan by Gov. Rod Blagojevich to raise money by privatizing the state lottery? (click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 12.6% | (26) | | No | | 87.4% | (181) | | Total votes: 207 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Tourist officials seek right merchant mix for downtown
| Do you agree or disagree with a vision which would encourage certain types of businesses to create a tourist-friendly atmosphere in the downtown area? (click on arrows before voting) | | Yes, I agree with the vision | | 86.9% | (412) | | No, I don't agree wit the vision | | 13.1% | (62) | | Total votes: 474 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Survey says: Don't desecrate the U.S. flag
| Do favor or oppose a constitutional amendment outlawing desecration of the U.S. flag? (Click of arrows before voting) | | Favor | | 82.3% | (190) | | Oppose | | 17.7% | (41) | | Total votes: 231 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:County Board samples electronic voting system
| Is the electronic voting system reviewed by the La Salle County Board a worthwhile expense? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 31.8% | (28) | | No | | 68.2% | (60) | | Total votes: 88 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
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Do you favor the agreement to grant a home improvement business a reprieve in the local sales tax? (Click on arrows before voting)
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Total votes: 152
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Background:Council rejects public smoking ban
| The Streator City Council has rejected a proposal to ban smoking in all enclosed public places. Do you think your local government should adopt a similar ban? (Click on arrows before voting.) | | Yes | | 65.7% | (157) | | No | | 33.1% | (79) | | It already does | | 1.3% | (3) | | Total votes: 239 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Sheridan counselors, Gateway still at odds
| Should Gov. Blagojevich cancel Gateway's state contract and replace the agency at the Sheridan prison. (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 72.2% | (117) | | No | | 27.8% | (45) | | Total votes: 162 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Adults, not players, often responsible for bad behavior at youth sporting events
| To prevent unruly behavior, Somonauk Baseball requires parents, coaches and players to sign a code of conduct. Is this a good idea? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 88.8% | (79) | | No, it's not necessary | | 11.2% | (10) | | Total votes: 89 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:City selling Spring Lake property
| Should the city of Streator sell Spring Lake property? (Click on the arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 29.1% | (41) | | No | | 70.9% | (100) | | Total votes: 141 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Chicago council approves minimum wage for 'big-box' retail employees
| Should local governments set the hourly wage for employees of private businesses? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Yes | | 35.4% | (62) | | No | | 64.6% | (113) | | Total votes: 175 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
Background:Mel Gibson charged with drunken driving
| As a resut of Mel Gibson's DUI arrest and alleged comments, what is your opinion of him? (Click on arrows before voting) | | Favorable | | 31.5% | (68) | | Unfavorable | | 23.6% | (51) | | No change | | 44.9% | (97) | | Total votes: 216 |
Note: This is not a scientific poll.
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