Kane County Opinion
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Let us count the waysJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Three reasons we love the Raceway ... First, Raceway Woods has the best volunteers, bar none. Our last work day held on May 31 brought out more than 50 volunteers for a ...
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Roskam not strong on the environmentJul 15, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently arrived home to find a door handle flyer for Rep. Peter Roskam which, with its photography and generalized claims, seems to imply that he cares about the envi...
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Say goodbye to the Fourth AmendmentJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In Washington, D.C., your Congress finished its destruction of your rights as citizens under the Fourth Amendment of our Constitution. Without warrants, and without your...
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Produce ethanol without using cornJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - To reduce dependence on foreign oil, government has promoted the use of corn-based ethanol. This goal is laudable, but has led to some unintended consequences. Higher de...
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Mom thanks paper for theater coverageJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - My family owes a big thank you to the Daily Herald for covering local theater events. You have given us the summer of a lifetime! A few months ago I read in the Daily He...
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Paramedics, police officer thankedJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - We as a family want to publicly thank the paramedic crew of the Roselle Fire Department, as well as the police officer, who responded to our 911 emergency on May 29 at a...
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Kane residents have right to knowJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Kane County citizens have a right to know. Doug Heaton, president of Elgin's Association for Legal Americans (AFLA) wrote Kane County Sheriff Perez for information on ho...
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City should alter bike path routeJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The Elgin citywide bicycle plan needs to be refined. As a proprietor of a business on the south side of the 800 block of Walnut Avenue where a new bike path has been est...
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Let's share burden of freight trafficJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to state Reps. Rosemary Mullins and Carolyn Krause for supporting the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, and also support...
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Politicians: Stop the blame gameJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Action is better than blame. Last Thursday evening I participated in a "Town Hall" meeting on the telephone hosted by State Rep. Tim Schmitz from the 49th District and S...