Kane County Opinion
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Why does 'trickle up' work for some?Sep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Maybe we all should get from the government what ever Tom Teune (Sept. 5 Fence Post) is smoking, then the idea of government expansion and taxing our great grandchildren...
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Overcoming obstacles to recyclingSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - There was a time when returning an empty pop bottle was worth a few cents in your pocket. Beverage companies gave customers an incentive to bring them back to, in essenc...
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A 'good news-good news' budget for Dist. 211Sep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The Aug. 20, 2009 board of education meeting featured one of the most positive "Good News" budget stories ever presented to the District 211 Board of Education. Operatin...
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Put a lid on the preachy rhetoricSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Many holier-than-thou Christians feel the need to spread pompous pronouncements through the pages of the Daily Herald's letters page. Many of you raise all kinds of nois...
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Key to health care is tort reformSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - This is in response to Dan Bailey (Sept. 1 Fence Post). The health coverage provided by the American free market economy has been compared to government-run programs all...
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Let's work together on health care solutionSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Health care reform is critical to improving both the health of the population and the economy. As such, debate is important and necessary to achieve optimal reform. The ...
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Failure of repeal proves need to changeSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - As a resident of Cook County, I was extremely disappointed to learn that the Cook County Board failed to repeal board President Todd Stroger's controversial sales tax in...
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Need health care that keeps upSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Myths are proliferating regarding health care reform legislation. Opponents have twisted a provision of the bill regarding planning living wills into untrue claims that ...
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Dann, have a female review moviesSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Dann Gire recently reviewed the movie, "500 Days of Summer", and gave it 4 stars (superior). Our movie group is now learning that anything Dann gives 4 stars to is usual...
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Find out how other nations succeedSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Our health care system has reached the point where neither employer nor employee can easily afford the cost of coverage, and 47 million remain uninsured. Pre-existing c...