East Dundee Opinion
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Editorial: 'Puffy' helmets an idea worth pursuingNov 25, 2015 5:00 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated to correct the spelling of St. Edward Central Catholic High School Mike Rolando. It's like a scene out of the old Seinf...
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Puffy helmets make life safer for young athletesNov 22, 2015 6:00 am - The news, as I recall it, didn't create stop-and-take-notice headlines throughout Illinois. State legislators this summer made it law that virtually all schools where sp...
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Holding the line on Kane County taxesNov 21, 2015 11:00 pm - As Kane County Board chairman, I would like to thank each member of the county board and each commissioner of the forest preserve who once again voted to freeze the prop...
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Still paying for Reagan's decision?Nov 09, 2015 12:00 am - One can only wonder if the U.S. would have been attacked on 9/11 and now be facing terrorist threats if President Reagan had not cut and run following the terrorist atta...
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How about a thank you to local VA?Nov 02, 2015 12:00 am - There has been a lot of bad publicity as to the care the VA has been giving the veterans. I want to praise the Elgin VA for the good care Dr. Janice Wood and her team of...
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Financial literacy a critical college curriculumOct 19, 2015 1:00 am - In Elgin Community College's Game of Life, students move from station to station selecting a career, paying taxes and student loan payments, housing and transportation c...
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Keep those muskets loaded and handyOct 10, 2015 1:00 am - In the wake of another horrific massacre of innocent people in Oregon, the president is once again calling for more gun control legislation from Congress. Fortunately we...
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Editorial: Intervention a key component in campus protectionsOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - A day after the shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon last week, Elgin Community College officials announced ECC had become the first college in the suburbs to...
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Pols want to cut pay, phase out unionsSep 26, 2015 1:00 am - Being a retired union carpenter, I was able to send my three daughters to college. My wife was a stay-at-home mom until that time. We helped as much as we could because...
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4-lane highway no help for open spaceSep 13, 2015 12:00 am - I recently attended a wonderful grand opening for the Brunner Family Farm. Kane County Forest Preserve Commissioners held an inspiring presentation of this open space an...