Kane County Opinion
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Bad system inflates school salariesMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently, I received a call from a news reporter asking why school superintendents shouldn't receive salaries as large as leaders in private industry. To give readers an...
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Mind the negativity in headlinesFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - I wouldn't suggest fiddling while Rome is burning, but I read an article recently in your business section of a local company posting that their pretax income was up 12 ...
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Writer taking Soapbox to court?Feb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - I just wanted to say thank you to the editorial staff for your comments about the excessive ticketing produced by the red light camera in Schaumburg for not stopping whe...
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Stimulus plan is too much about trustFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - My representative is Bill Foster. His campaign said he was a scientist and businessman. I don't know about science, but I do know about business. Let's say I worked for ...
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Responsible drivers won't get ticketedFeb 28, 2009 10:00 pm - After reading the letter from the woman who was mad that her children were ticketed for not stoping before making a right turn, I thought I might answer back sarcastical...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Snow way Yes, spring is just around the corner, and, yes, we probably (hopefully) don't have too many winter storms left this season. But last weekend's snow offered a p...
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Don't blame Israel for defending itselfFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Why are the Israelis being blamed for their action in Gaza? When does a country that is being attacked not have the right to defend itself from these attacks? Since the ...
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Some letters make good fertilizerFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Some letters make good fertilizer First, to the editors, thank you for continuing to supply us "common folk" with a forum to express our opinions. We're not bloggers as ...
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Five ways to fix public educationFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - There are several concepts our legislature can use to dramatically improve public education. We mention only five that could have an immediate impact: 1. Redirect the hu...
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There's no evidence evolution is falseFeb 27, 2009 10:00 pm - As a scientist I am obligated to respond to Dan Toth's letter of Feb. 14, because it continues to propagate fallacies. The danger is that if these untruths are continual...