Kane County Opinion
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Who benefits from Beaver Pond work?Jun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I attended a Bartlett Park District meeting June 10 regarding proposed "improvements" for Beaver Pond. The majority in attendance objected, and raised these issues: • Ma...
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A request for town hall meetingsJun 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Now that Bill Foster is our congressman, I hope he will begin to explain to us what his views are on the specific issues that face our nation and communities. There were...
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Road projects going nowhereJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - There are three road projects that are probably going nowhere fast: 1. Route 53 extension; 2. Bolz Road bypass; 3. Algonquin bypass. Route 53: I heard the stories in the...
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No more subsidies for big businessesJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The taxpayers of St. Charles are certainly fortunate that they can "afford" to forgo over $8 million in potential revenue to lure another big box store to Randall Road (...
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Wrong decision that sends wrong messageJun 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville Unit District 203 Superintendent Alan Leis and its board had a golden opportunity to set an example for Naperville, DuPage County, the great state of Illinois...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook and Lake countiesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Rolling Meadows on risky course In barricading entrances to an apartment complex and setting up a police checkpoint, Rolling Meadows officials say they were responding t...
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We need a change in election methodsJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Listening to individuals who want to be elected to various political offices at best is like a soap opera. Why do people want to be elected in the first place? Is it the...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Not this year for public works If officials in Carpentersville think the village can break ground on a public works facility this fall, they must know something no one e...
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We must rein in big oil companiesJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - On June 3, a column appeared by John Stossel in which he criticized Democrats for wanting to do something about the gouging American consumers are getting from the insat...
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Conservation incentives a boonJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress sent good news to Lake County and the rest of the nation last month when it renewed a powerful tax incentive for landowners who preserve wildlife habitat, farml...