Kane County Opinion
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Editorial: End school board ritual of secrecy on teacher payJun 04, 2016 2:00 pm - Most suburban school board members are good people, dedicated to serving the community. But particularly when it comes to labor contracts, most of them operate within th...
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Not really interested in tax fairnessJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - State Rep. Christian Mitchell's proposed progressive state income tax is a much more fair tax and also provides a path to help reduce the illinois deficit. Thirty-thre...
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School funding bill rough on suburbsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - Pending in Springfield is a bill which seeks to alter the way our schools are funded. Under this bill the majority of the state funding received by suburban communities...
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Value of labor is driven by marketsJun 04, 2016 1:00 am - In response to Denise Brown's opinion. What she doesn't realize is that she is also demanding that I pay more for a Big Mac. If I and many others don't want to pay more ...
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TSA rules seem just a money grabJun 01, 2016 1:00 am - The recommendations outlined in the Daily Herald's May 26 editorial about the TSA may have some validity; however, it is disturbing to me that the TSA process for obtain...
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Press in cahoots with government run amokJun 01, 2016 12:01 am - On the front page of the May 26 edition of the Daily Herald I read about "Surviving a brutal bear attack" and the "Ghosts of Cubs seasons past still linger." Buried on P...
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Editorial: Saluting suburban standouts on the national stageMay 30, 2016 3:00 pm - It can be very scary to stand in the bright national spotlight. The competition is fierce, and the skill of those who reach that elite level is amazingly high. And, then...
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Ironic Lauzen still pushing toll planMay 30, 2016 1:01 am - It's ironic, according to Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen, that he supports the Longmeadow Bridge and toll project since he doesn't like tollways (James Fuller a...
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Give Lotto winnings to schools in needMay 30, 2016 1:01 am - It makes me so sad to read what's happened in Aurora Unit District 131 over the past 50-plus years. I can hardly believe that more than 4,000 students are being squeezed...
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Longmadow vote not result of wordingMay 29, 2016 1:01 am - With all due respect to Chairman Lauzen and anyone else making the ridiculous claim that the reason the Longmeadow referendum turned out the way it did, 8,000 against th...