Kane County Opinion
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Red light cameras all about safetyFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - While they are becoming more commonplace, photo-enforced cameras are not popular. However, a recent Saturday Soapbox entry implying that they are set up as a moneymaker ...
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Donate red light revenue to charityFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The Jan. 31 Saturday Soapbox article regarding red-light cameras really ought to be in a more prominent place in the paper and repeated more often. How about starting a ...
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Stick to intent of stimulus planFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - President Obama asked Congress to enact a stimulus bill that would allocate $825 billion to rebuild infrastructure such as bridges, roads, schools, etc. not only because...
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DUI law should be revised or dumpedFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - On Jan. 1 a new law took effect in Illinois requiring first time DUI offenders to pay for and install an ignition lock breathalyzer device in their vehicles. However, t...
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Economy must be factor in contractFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the Cuba Township board of trustees for its recent decision to shelve a tax rate increase. They considered that while the economy is in recession ...
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Wishes cemeteries would relax a littleFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Does anyone know why cemeteries are becoming so restrictive? They are constantly changing rules as far as plot owners being able to show their love and loss of a family ...
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When will schools start to downsize?Feb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - I could not believe that I read that a government run school (public education), Larkin High School in Elgin, was actually going to downsize its operations by letting go...
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Nitpicking shouldn't decide who winsFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - One is criticized for work that isn't neatly stapled. Another is scolded for forgetting to number pages on the homework. One had an answer right in several places, but t...
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McFeggan an asset to CarpentersvilleFeb 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Being a resident here in Carpentersville for over 25 years, I've seen a lot of changes, and not were all good. But there is a person who can make that all change. His na...
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It's time to say 'No' to DemocratsFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Last summer I wrote an editorial in this paper about how it was time to say "No" to Democrats in Illinois. I talked about how Illinois Democrats were more concerned abou...