Kane County Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Tips from a champion: How often is it that a child gets a personal audience with a five-time Olympic medalist? Well, just this week, swimmer Josh Davis was on hand with...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - NWCH takes pain out of parking Here's good news for anybody frequenting Northwest Community Hospital and wondering where to put the car -- the new seven-story parking ga...
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New land gems for Dundee TownshipJun 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Dundee Township residents have captured a couple of gem properties to add to the quality of life we enjoy here in the north end of the county. The first property is call...
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Memories of Orwell's '1984'Jun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - When I read the response of White House spokesman Tony Fratto in a recent edition of the Herald about Scott McClellan's testimony, I couldn't help but think about George...
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Guffaws at seat-belt award reminder of important life lessonJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - OK, I'll admit it: We journalist types are a little jaded, and occasionally we do talk somewhat frivolously about the news we cover. Case in point: On today's Page 5, we...
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There are ways to improve educationJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - As with any problem like education, there isn't any one simple solution. The question of quality of elementary teaching is a good example of this. There are a number of ...
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Simplify the free senior ride processJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Since gas is $4 a gallon-plus, I, as a senior citizen, decided to get a free Metra boarding pass which our illustrious governor and our equally illustrious state legis...
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Give taxpayers free game ticketsJun 26, 2008 11:00 pm - As a taxpayer in Elgin I was very disappointed to see the state-of-the-art softball field we built for the Chicago Bandits that supposedly was going to cost $350,000 end...
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Chances slim for evolutionJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - This is in response to a June 2nd letter attacking the movie "Expelled." This movie deals with the intelligent design versus evolution debate. The writer states 470,000 ...
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Foster helping to ease gas problemJun 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Our high gas prices are not going to be saved by drilling for the next 30 years in ANWR, Saudi Arabia or anywhere else. This is a long-term problem that could have been ...