Kane County Opinion
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Congress not following rulesAug 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Earlier this year, President Obama and Congress passed the PAYGO rule requiring new spending or tax changes to not add to the federal deficit. Both the federal budget an...
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Pay to play alive in DuPageAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Recent demands for ethics reform, campaign finance reform and an end to "pay-to-play" politics resulted in legislation passed in Springfield. However, despite criticism ...
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Justice was served with Dugan pleaAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Reading the timeline of the Jeanine Nicarico case congers up an image of our obsession with capital punishment, which does nothing but cause endless delay and pain and i...
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Single payer system makes sense for U.S.Aug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - After watching our president recently speak on health care reform I was left with many questions. I have been in the health care profession for the past 25 years as a nu...
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We've already seen the birth certificateAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I am all for Free Speech, but I don't know why the Daily Herald would waste time, ink, and paper to print letters like the one from Robert A. Schott (July 25) regarding ...
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Walking to find a cure for vasculitisAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Each weekend thousands of people take to the streets of our communities, walking and running to raise money for charities. Every one of them has found a cause to bel...
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Economy needs bolder solutionsAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - There's been a lot said about giving the Obama administration more time to fix the economy, like, "It's only been seven months," or "This will take two years to make a d...
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Health-care reform misses the targetAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - First, I applaud President Obama's attempt to fix the problem. Albeit, his timing is a little off. Right now I think creating jobs and getting money circulating in the e...
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Smoking in squads should be allowedAug 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I disagree with the July 25 soapbox article. I feel that any police, fire or service person who willingly puts his or her life on the line every day work deserves to be ...
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Parallels between Burr Oak and ObamaAug 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Many times the news just makes me furious. All week ugly stories about the Burr Oak Cemetery and the demise of once principled business people. Total disregard for the f...