Geneva Opinion
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What are legislators teaching our kids?Dec 01, 2015 11:00 pm - This legislative session, a bipartisan bill was passed restoring civics education to help young people acquire and learn to use the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that...
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Is France greater nation than U.S?Nov 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Americans are fond of proclaiming that the U.S. is the greatest nation in the world. Now the cowardice of Republicans and of a number of House Democrats risks refuting a...
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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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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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Look at taxes before defending ObamacareOct 17, 2015 1:00 am - The far left Mr. Minnerick says the GOP takes stupid positions regarding many national issues but provides no detailed explanation of both sides. To do this would requir...
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Needed: Common sense gun lawsOct 14, 2015 12:00 am - Now a massacre in a school in Oregon. Here's an easy fact to check out. More children age 14 and under have been killed by guns in this country than all the men and wome...
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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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Illinois has become a dictatorshipSep 19, 2015 1:00 am - It is beyond comprehension that our proud state of Illinois still does not have a proper budget in place. This stalemate has become the sole responsibility of Governor R...
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Speak up on lack of mental health helpSep 06, 2015 12:00 am - There is some great work on mental health being done in Kane County, as evidenced by the effort of Judge Hull in the Treatment Alternative Court. But resources are limit...
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Politicians providing fiction, not fact on LongmeadowSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - Algonquin Village President John Schmitt has gone to great lengths to put a positive spin on the Longmeadow highway and bridge project. This four-lane 50 mph highway wo...