Kane County Opinion
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Good health care isn't us vs. themMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - We are incredibly close to passing real and viable health reform. I support President Obama in calling on Congress to finish the job. We need action now. There are many...
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Politics will stymie any financial fixMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Fence Post is filled with all of the same old ideas to solve the mess we are in - e.g., "cut spending (but not anything that would affect me)." The simple truth is that ...
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Democrats the neighborhood bully?Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - My reply to Mr. McMahon (Fence Post, Feb. 3): You spoke like a true Democrat - play by my rules or I will take my ball and go home. Don Lewan Arlington Heights ...
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Kids lose in coaching debacleMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Teachers say, "It's all about the kids." Two Larkin High School basketball coaches were hired to coaching positions they were not qualified for. Two Larkin basketball co...
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GOP out of touch with Main StreetMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Last Thursday, while attending a discussion at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the topic turned to the President's plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire for fa...
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What country is Obama referring to?Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - "We're no longer a Christian nation." "America has been arrogant." "After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals." "You might say that America is a Muslim na...
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Get ready for health care sucker punchMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - We all want legitimate health care reform, but the crooks in Washington always take advantage of the public's needs to pour in the pork and inject government control to ...
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Play up events that make U.S. proudMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - On the evening news a local reporter asks a little boy why he roots for the U.S. hockey team and, with an honesty reserved for children, he answers, "Because I live in t...
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Don't fight obesity with tax moneyMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently Kane County and other local governments as well as the federal government have stated goals of fighting childhood obesity with taxpayer dollars and private foun...
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Be compassionate; OK medical potMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Since 1996, 14 states have enacted laws for the compassionate use of marijuana as a medicine. There are 13 states including Illinois with pending legislation or ballot m...