Campton Hills Opinion
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Hold congressman accountable on gunsAug 18, 2018 1:00 am - There have been 164 people killed and 265 injured in school shootings since 2011, when Randy Hultgren was sworn in as a congressman. I believe that U.S. Rep. Hultgren ha...
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Scrutinize court nominee closelyAug 15, 2018 11:00 pm - It is important to pay attention to this nomination of Brett Kavanaugh for Supreme Court as it is one of the highest stakes for our country and the future for those conc...
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Columnist's simplistic view of povertyAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - "Poverty is no mystery, and it's easily avoidable," Walter E. Williams wrote in the Daily Herald. If it were so avoidable, then why has poverty existed for so long all o...
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Don't despair. VoteAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Readers may think of these times as a new "Dark Age" of politics, but we should not despair. People need to vote, but not despair. About 50 years ago, there was a book d...
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Blame lawmakers who won't fix health care systemAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Definition of "actuary": a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums. Opponents of Obamacare made all sorts of ...
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County should stand up to unionsAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - I read with great interest that the Kane County board seems to be at a dilemma with respect to property taxes vis-a-vis next year's budget. In the same article, it was p...
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It's premature to back court nomineeAug 05, 2018 1:00 am - The Supreme Court nomination is of great interest to most of us, or should be, because of the implications for court protection or reversal of protection of many rights ...
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A troubling pattern of crossing the lineAug 02, 2018 1:00 am - Sean Casten's history on social media shows a pattern of statements that cross the line and appear to stir the pot just to cause controversy. This lack of even basic civ...
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We need bigger reform than HSA improvementJul 30, 2018 1:00 am - The July 23 guest column by Janet Trautwein supporting the Bipartisan HSA Improvement Act is in need of a larger perspective. Health Savings Accounts, or HSAs, are toute...
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Trying to do somethingJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - As an agnostic with a daughter, I vastly prefer the type of Christianity that father Pfleger shows by trying to do something about gang violence. Somebody needs to pay a...