Kane County Opinion
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Improve treatment of brain disordersMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - May is Mental Health month. It's time for us to improve the way treatment is provided. Each day we read articles telling us of local tragedies caused by mentally ill per...
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Who made the worse joke?May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - As someone who sat slack-jawed at the controversial joke by Wanda Sykes, I would agree that humor has become a controversial affair. I remember another time years ago a...
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Automatic raise for lawmakers? Why?!May 21, 2009 11:00 pm - State lawmakers are getting a 2.8% cost of living pay increase. It's automatic. First of all, the question is: how many people in the nonunion private sector get an "aut...
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Cap and Trade will hurt taxpayersMay 21, 2009 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives plans to pass Cap and Trade legislation by the end of May. According to the Tax Foundation, the bottom 20% of income earners would pay the m...
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This isn't the red tape we want to cutMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Advocates don't pause when asked what Red Tape Cutters means in a state beset with budget woes, layoffs, and the grim reality of a growing number of foreclosures. They s...
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Thank a WWII vet while you still canMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Beginning with the Revolutionary War in 1775 and up to the present moment with the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, American casualties both dead and wounded in all major c...
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State police: Be safe, be careful out thereMay 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Over the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday weekend, many of us will take to the roads to visit family and friends. Whether you are planning to stay close to home or travelin...
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Poppies represent blood of soldiersMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a member of the VFW and was asked to help sell poppies for Memorial Day. I agreed as I have in past years. On Friday I stood by our main post office from 8 a.m. to ...
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Picket lines and terrorismMay 19, 2009 11:00 pm - On May 13, much to my surprise, I found myself crossing a picket line. In the past, as president of a large local union, I was more likely to be on a picket line. I am ...
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Please support civil union actMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - My partner and I grew up in the 1970s, back then it was hard to imagine a time would come when it would be possible for us to live happily as an openly gay couple and en...