Kane County Opinion
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Medicare penalty is unfair to seniorsOct 22, 2017 1:00 am - My wife and I are senior citizens, and we are writing to protest the penalty assessed to senior citizens who did not enroll in Medicare Part D initially. In August 2003...
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Women need full control of their destinyOct 21, 2017 12:01 am - I have never been as proud to live in Illinois as after this election, and more recently after the signing of HB40. I moved here in 2004 from Ohio to be in a more libera...
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Oct 20, 2017 12:01 am - We need speed cameras in Illinois RUN BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENTS! I'm surprised at how many people are so anxious to get to church on Sunday mornings that they are drivin...
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Socialism? Hey, we actually need itOct 19, 2017 12:01 am - Hey folks, when you really think about it, Socialism isn't all that bad. I got to thinking about it the other day. People sometimes make the mistake of conflating social...
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A defiant Tom PettyOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Years ago, a DJ out of Chicago summed up the song "I Won't Back Down" with a remark, "A defiant Tom Petty." The phrasing and sense of his words seemed certainly perfect ...
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Why we're appalled by players' behaviorOct 18, 2017 12:00 am - There were three things my father loved, his family, his country, even though he lost his brother in the Vietnam War, and football, the Bears. The flag belongs to the Am...
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Trump shows only contempt for Puerto RicoOct 17, 2017 12:01 am - It's one thing when a president's hurricane recovery efforts are inadequate due to gross incompetence like it was for George W. Bush in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrin...
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Hanover Township offers so much moreOct 16, 2017 5:00 am - I appreciate when our local newspaper highlights the much-needed programs and services Hanover Township provides to the community. However, I want to take a moment to of...
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Importance of honoring flag lost on manyOct 16, 2017 12:01 am - Lately there is much disrespect being shown to the flag and anger toward those who protest against honoring it by kneeling or remaining seated when they should be standi...
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Stop sending pols to catastrophe sitesOct 16, 2017 12:01 am - This writer believes it is time to call a halt to the expectation of visits, to the scenes of American catastrophe, by top-level dignitaries such as the state governor, ...