Kane County Opinion
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Fees for rescue services wrongDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There's something troubling about the Wheaton City Council's decision to allow the local fire department to bill for special rescue services. Fire officials in that city...
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Limit CEO pay, add strings to bailoutsDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - On Nov. 18 appeared yet another editorial by George Will. Right Wing World is pretty adamant these days that there should be no $25 billion bailout of the Big Three auto...
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Incompetence is root of Big 3 issueDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Cal Thomas blames the Democrats and the UAW for the auto industry's latest woes. Yet he conveniently fails to mention that for the past seven years it was a Republican P...
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CN/EJ&E merger would tie up trafficDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I am against the CN railway company decision to merge with the EJ&E railroad company. Even though it would be good financially for the company to merge to alleviate the ...
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Plea for Ryan sparks larger issueDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Not surprisingly, the people working on behalf of George Ryan are set to make a plea to the outgoing president for his release. Unfortunately, this process of pardons by...
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Durbin wrong to ask for Ryan's releaseDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I just read the news that Sen. Dick Durbin has asked President Bush to grant ex-Gov. George Ryan freedom from prison. I believe it's a simple matter of who you have the ...
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Euthanasia to reptiles inhumaneDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When a reptile is confiscated from its owner for either permit or living space violations by the local branch of the Illinois State Fish and Wildlife Service, more often...
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Metra should give college kids a breakDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - It has recently come to my attention that Metra Rail does not grant college students with the "student" discount that they offer. As a college student, I feel the impact...
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Voter turnout was hearteningDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - There will be many memorable images from election 2008, but perhaps none is more heartening than that of Americans voting in staggering numbers at the polls. It is an af...
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Teach first-graders a second languageDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Ever since the birth of language, no man or women has ever attempted to break the language barrier. Different languages have diverted into many sections of the earth and...