Maple Park Opinion
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The SoapboxMar 08, 2014 4:00 am - When it's too much: The tragic story of animals found dead and neglected on a pair of farms in western Kane County this week reminds us that there are places to...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 28, 2014 10:00 pm - He is Ironman: Best wishes to Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson on his recovery from heart surgery. The uber-fit mayor showed up in pieces to a village board me...
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Endorsement: Davoust for Kane County clerkFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Turnout was 12.4 percent - or 26,593 ballots cast - in Kane County for the April 2011 election, the lowest in 24 years for a nonpartisan, consolidated election. A mere 2...
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Endorsement: Kramer for Kane County sheriffFeb 20, 2014 12:01 am - Donald Kramer and Kevin Williams, the Republican candidates for Kane County sheriff, have both been in the serve-and-protect business for decades. Kramer retired as a li...
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Endorsements: Ishmael, Martin, Taylor for Kane County BoardFeb 20, 2014 12:00 am - There are primaries in three Kane County Board races: between Democrats in District 3, and Republicans in districts 5 and 11. In District 3, we endorse challenger Donal...
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Endorsement: No, for now, on special needs panelFeb 19, 2014 12:01 am - After the Kane County Board rejected a plan in 2012 to ask taxpayers if they wanted a new tax to support people with developmental disabilities, the Association for Indi...
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Editorial: Anderson for 14th District Congress, DemocratFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - In stark contrast to the 8th Congressional District race, the two Democrats trying to unseat Randy Hultgren in the 14th Congressional District have some widely divergent...
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Endorsements: Senger for GOP nomination for Congress, 11th DistrictFeb 18, 2014 12:01 am - A hotly contested race is under way for the Republican nomination to take on incumbent Democrat Bill Foster in the 11th Congressional District. Of the four candidates st...
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Now online: Bare knuckles political brawl!Feb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Keith Matune came out swinging. “How many times do you need to vote with Mike Madigan to be a Chicago Democrat?” he said, ticking off several alleged instances: the pens...
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The SoapboxFeb 01, 2014 4:00 am - Not quite the same venue: Look at video from Gov. Pat Quinn’s State of the State speech and you’ll see different levels of attention among the lawmakers sitting in the C...