Kane County Opinion
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I won't compromise my morals. I'm CatholicJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - This letter is written in response to an article that appeared in the Daily Herald Monday, May 11, titled "Catholic political divide exposed." The article states, Patric...
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Don't take credit when you didn't vote yesJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Transparency, accountability, reform, citizen empowerment: admirable and achievable goals to reform Illinois politics. Before we can move forward, however, we also need ...
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Bring the 2016 Olympics here!Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago would make a fantastic Host City for the Olympics in 2016. We have some of the best parks in the world, a beautiful lakefront, an exciting downtown, and the most...
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Let's hope signs of confidence just a startJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Nothing begets confidence like confidence. We've been in a collective clench for so long as businesses enormous and small have gone bankrupt or closed, jobs have been st...
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Where's response to gas price jump?Jun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - To President Barack Obama and Sen. Dick Durbin, I have sent to you a graph showing that unemployment increases in proportion to the increase in the price of oil. You hav...
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There's an easy fix for Social SecurityJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I was discussing with a neighbor what should be done to save Social Security and Medicare. We both agreed the simplest and most efficient way was to raise or eliminate t...
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No debate; equal rights for all citizensJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I want to personally thank you for your editorial on civil unions. Whether we have access to the cultural and economic advantages of marriage should not be up for debat...
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Playtime over; take their toys awayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have always wondered why it is that some unsuspecting politician/lobbyist is periodically culled from the herd and prosecuted over pay-to-play behavior. It is after al...
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Let the Obamas have their dateJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Give me a break. Now the press is stirring the pot regarding the Obama's date night. Our lackluster past president spent 487 days at Camp David and a whopping 490 days a...
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U.S. flags flying cause for prideJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On Veterans Day 2008, it was published in the Daily Herald that I counted nine U.S. flags over a stretch of four to five blocks (approximately over 100 houses) in my nei...