Kane County Opinion
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On salaries and water commissionDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I see that the Northern Illinois University police chief has a $199,000-a-year salary. I do not know the size of this police force but I suspect it is much smaller than ...
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Cap and trade won't bankrupt usDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to question statements made in a recent letter to the Herald by Donn Dears concerning the current proposals to use market-based systems to reduce greenhouse...
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Collect what state owed before cuttingDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I worked in credit and collections for 20 years, and we used to have a saying: "If you owe it, pay it!" I've often wondered why Illinois does such a lousy job of collect...
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Only opposed to Obama's bad ideasDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - In browsing the Herald recently, I ran across an piece written by a fellow from Libertyville. It related to conservatives opposingd a federal "hate crime" bill, which ha...
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Happy to see us all nonexistentDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - Sen. Dick Durbin, after trying for two full days to reach your office by phone, I am told by the phone company, and I quote, "The number you have reached is being checke...
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Seals was right on bailoutsDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - In an October 2008, editorial, in which the Daily Herald chose not to endorse Dan Seals for Congress in the 10th district, you faulted him for saying he would have voted...
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$13 trillion is missing in actionDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - What is going on with the out-of-control Federal Reserve and continued Wall Street plundering of our tax dollars? Today, nearly $13 trillion in taxpayer dollars in bailo...
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E-mails are sure to tell a storyDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The Bush administration, on exit from their offices said, "No e-mails were missing." Now, are you foolish enough to believe all of the other panderings the last eight ye...
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Don't tell us new tax is related to healthDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - This so called sugar "sin" tax has really got my blood boiling. How stupid do they think the average citizen is? If this government was really so concerned with our heal...
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Health care bill a death knoll to U.S.Dec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - To all of those who want the public option or single-payer government-run health insurance I must inform you what you're getting into as I don't believe you understand. ...