Kane County Opinion
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Raceway path ruins nature's repairOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - To see how Nature rejuvenates from practically nothing is an amazing sight. I'm talking about Raceway Woods ... and how after 30-plus years nature had reclaimed what obs...
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Tell the truth about ColumbusOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Why aren't students taught the truth about Christopher Columbus? Instead of having a day off from school for Columbus Day, children need to be in school being educated a...
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Congress repeating errors in AfghanistanOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Sen. Durbin: I am reminded of a letter I wrote to Congressman Henry Hyde in 1983. You can assign a junior aide to look it up in the May 24, 1983, edition of the Con...
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Durbin must be held accountableOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois Senators Dick Durbin and Roland Burris were two of only seven senators who voted to continue federal funding for ACORN after their recent scandals. Of course Bu...
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Lower fine on red-light camera ticketsOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The red light photo enforcement is a smart thing when it comes to avoiding accidents. But is it really avoiding them or causing them? I think a $100 ticket is ridiculous...
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It's time to embrace the metric systemOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Going metric will make life easier and less expensive for future generations. It is time to give up the eighths and sixteenths and use fractions that fit on our calculat...
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Terrorist won't be toting assault rifesOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Mr. Gustafson in his letter to the editor seems to think that people can go out and buy an AK-47 machine gun anytime they want here in the U.S. For his information, the ...
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Unhappy with Comcast upgradeOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm writing today to express my outrage concerning Comcast Cable with their forced upgrades to digital service for local consumers. Here in the Aurora and Montgomery are...
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Is 'national health' really inevitable?Oct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Americans seem to like the idea that stress is our national right. Kind of the foundation of the idea that we will take on the wild and unknown and shun the familiar and...
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Join effort to reduce carbon emissionsOct 20, 2009 11:00 pm - On Oct, 24, I will joined by people from around Elgin at the Gail Borden Public Library, giving away 350 free tree plantings; and if we were doing it all by ourselves, i...