Kane County Opinion
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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...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A sterling example Bill Simmons, DuPage County's first black police officer and a trailblazer in many other areas, retired Friday after almost 40 years in law enforcemen...
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Hey, it's Take Your Dog's Picture, Bring it to Work DayJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I'll admit it: I didn't really think it'd be a good idea to observe "Take Your Dog to Work Day" at the Daily Herald today. When I was asking people in other offices for ...
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School, military too cozyJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald carried a disturbing picture titled "Not letting her quit." The picture shows the back of a teenage girl with shoulders rolled and body curled ...