Campton Hills Opinion
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Ensuring we have a voice in SpringfieldOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - We are writing to share our support for Corinne Pierog, State Senate candidate in the 25th District, and to ask that you also support her efforts to make sure that our v...
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Endorsement: Foster for Congress, 11th DistrictOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Congressman Bill Foster has made a name for himself as the only scientist elected to serve on Capitol Hill. And that expertise serves him well, not just in matters of po...
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A plethora of good reasons to voteOct 15, 2016 12:01 am - Early voting has now begun at the Kane County Clerk's Office, 719 S Batavia Ave, Bldg. B, Geneva. So why vote? Because it is your voice. It is essential that all citizen...
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Endorsement: Russell for Kane County coronerOct 11, 2016 1:00 am - The race for Kane County coroner finds a rematch between Republican Rob Russell, who is the current coroner and a former DuPage County sheriff's officer, and Tao Martine...
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Kane County bond issue fraught with perilOct 11, 2016 12:01 am - I believe that Kane County's proposed $55 million bond issue does not have a favorable risk reward ratio and should be rejected by the county board. I am dismayed that t...
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Hillary unpopular for telling the truth?Oct 10, 2016 1:00 am - This year's presidential election is turning out like most of them. Bickering back and forth between political parties and pundits with poor us, the American voters, stu...
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Mental health money would have been helpfulOct 09, 2016 12:01 am - We were extremely disappointed to learn that the Grand Victoria Riverboat Grant Committee eliminated $178,000 from their approval of the recommendations to the Kane Coun...
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Take TV cameras off the flag protestersOct 02, 2016 12:01 am - I fully support the tenet that American citizens have the right to support their beliefs or disappointments in our country. But this latest expression has become an expr...
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Family grateful for a second chanceSep 28, 2016 12:01 am - Family grateful for a second chance My name is Lue Hagerty. On Sept. 19, my husband Dane went missing. The police conducted a massive search for him. Based on the e...
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A poor way to treat mental illnessSep 26, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County treats those with mental illness in a costly and ineffective way: it houses them in jail. In fact, more than 20 percent of the jail's population has some for...