Kane County Opinion
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Something's wrong with property taxesMay 18, 2009 11:00 pm - There are three days of the year when the majority of Tri-Cities residents fall to their knees and cry "Why me?" The taxman cometh April 15, June 1 and Sept. 1 every yea...
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Want my vote? Vote for reform - nowMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - To my representatives in the state legislature, the only ones for which I have the opportunity to cast a vote for or against in future elections, Rep. Ramey and Sen. Mi...
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$10 fee for ID card is just another taxMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Palatine Park District, stop double-taxing the citizens of Palatine. Prior to this year, a resident of Palatine could acquire a park district ID card, and have the card ...
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District 54 should pay for police officerMay 17, 2009 11:00 pm - A letter to Ed Rafferty, superintendent of Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54: Please consider this e-mail notice that my son, Cameron Popek, an 8th grader at Ja...
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Time to stop trying to mandate slotsMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Allow us to provide a bit of apparently needed history for the Illinois General Assembly and, in particular, for state Sen. Terry Link of Waukegan: In 1927, when Arling...
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Charging obese more is meanMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears obesity is to be freely discriminated against and openly ridiculed. We tread on thin ice when using gender, race, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation...
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Think about this before legalizing potMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Before approving any federal legalization of marijuana, it might be well to consider such questions as the following: Companies, how would you like to be compelled to em...
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It is time to secede from Cook CountyMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Rolling back the Cook County sales tax increase would be a fine first step. What's really needed, however, is secession of the suburbs from Cook County. That might invol...
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Veto means county business as usualMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - As I sat at my desk on Monday, I listened in disbelief as President Stroger stated he would veto the 1 percent sales tax repeal approved by twelve commissioners of the C...
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Pay closer attention to where money goesMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - For eight years the Republicans controlled both houses and passed billions of dollars in off-budget emergency spending bills. Much of that money went to purchases not ev...