Kane County Opinion
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The need for reform at the tollwayAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - As she was being introduced last week as the new board chairwoman of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, Paula Wolff promised to "keep everything clean as a whist...
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Pride a factor in race relationsAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Concerning your editorial, "When pride becomes prejudice": It's really simpler than all that. When Professor Gates committed the sin of pride, he colored his sensibiliti...
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Another red light camera boycottAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to Ms. Rosbach for refusing to patronize businesses in East Dundee to protest the future "red light" camera at Routes 68 and 72. I agree with her idea and will als...
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Signing off as Raceway stewardsAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Dundee Township Board: It is with great sadness and regret that we submit our resignation as stewards of Raceway Woods, Western Sector. We have served as stewards s...
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Press is citing, not covering, ObamaAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama appears to be breaking every record kept on U.S. presidential press coverage. Over the first six months of this year, he was cited in a staggering...
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Clunker program proves Romney rightAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Will the Democrats and Barack Obama now recognize and acknowledge the Mitt Romney theory? They gave money to the auto industry nothing happened, money to the banks, noth...
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Health care is better elsewhereAug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - If our democracy were functional, the proposed health care reforms would pass easily. Among various benefits, passing these reforms would save the average American about...
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What's wrong with obeying the law?Aug 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the letter from Gerry Kneisel and friends and I was just wondering if any of them has ever watched people turning right on red. I see many not even stop and other...
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Judges in Illinois should be appointedAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe very strongly that the Constitution of Illinois needs to be amended to allow for the appointment of all judges, rather than their election. There is no way for...
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Start overhaul by controlling costsAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - As the House and Senate continue to cram forward with the plan to overhaul our great nation's health-care system, I have three questions for our elected representatives:...