Kane County Opinion
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Dist. 200's secrecy violates public trustOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's school board needs a lesson in accountability. For three weeks, school board President Andy Johnson insisted Superintendent Rich...
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Americans shortchanged by 'change'Oct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama promised "change," and he's delivering at enormous speed. Yet most Americans feel "shortchanged," finding it impossible to approve of one thing he has at...
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There's too much talk, no actionOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Rosemary Colbert is right. President Roosevelt, a Democrat, gave us Social Security, placing those dollars in a trust fund. President Johnson then stole those hard-earne...
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'Choices' are really no choiceOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - After listening to the daily lecture from President Obama about how we need to have "shared responsibility" in health care, it is becoming clear what that means. He and ...
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Remember sacrifices of those who servedOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - President Ronald Reagan established Nov. 12, 1988 to recognize the activities of our armed forces in China-Burma-India (CBI) during WWII against Japan. I was one of the ...
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Cameras can't hurt if you obey the lawOct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Protesters have rallied against red-light cameras, saying they aren't needed and are just a hassle for everyone, but others believe that the red-light cameras keep the r...
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Where are we going so fast, anyway?Oct 17, 2009 11:00 pm - So many adults I encounter every day make me wonder how they were raised or what they are thinking. Posting speed limit signs is a waste of money. The state could save m...
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We need consumer protection agencyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Most of the media attention is focused on health care reform, but most working families are still worried about staying in their homes and making their credit card payme...
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Two ideas to pay for health careOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Two suggestions to pay for the health care bill: First, reduce the amount of assets that one spouse can keep when the other gets Medicaid (not Medicare). I'm sure most A...
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Don't squabble over memorial, build itOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Mayor and members of the Gurnee Village Board: It has come to my attention and to an increasing number of other veterans around the country about the effort to buil...