Kane County Opinion
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Praise for dramatic gains in schoolsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Quite often on this page we voice our concerns, thoughts and insights on politics, taxes, education, the economy and the governing bodies and decisions they make that af...
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Wright should be mad at DemocratsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Barack Obama's former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, made the bold claim that the federal government allowed the attack on Pearl Harbor to happen just so the U.S. had...
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Don't memorialize five crash victimsMay 03, 2008 11:00 pm - It is wrong to erect a memorial for the five teenagers who were tragically killed in a car accident. I, too, have experienced the incomprehensible pain and grief of losi...
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Families reeling from endless taxesMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - On Monday night, I took part in a telephone town hall with congressional candidate Steve Greenberg and State Sen. Matt Murphy. The topic was the endless taxes imposed o...
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Saturday soapbox: Time to act on Winfield underpassMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Time to act on Winfield underpass Winfield trustees would do well to heed the warning of Village Manager William Barlow: Act fast on long-debated plans for a pedestrian ...
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Reducing plastic is a good ideaMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Nestle corporation, headquartered in Switzerland, was created in 1866, long before advertise-to-create-need became vogue. Advertise-to-create-need is the process used to...
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Saturday soapbox: No long wait, nice photo, nice peopleMay 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Remember the epic horror stories of waiting in line at the Secretary of State's office for a new driver's license for days on end, only to walk away with a plastic card ...
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Bottled water has an important roleMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - We respect the Daily Herald's Beth Bales' campaign to increase Aurora's efforts to be environmentally responsible. We share those same goals, but ask that readers consid...
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A lapel pin is not true patriotismMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Democratic primary "debate" last month was a journalistic travesty of the first order. But one of the most disappointing questions was raised by a citizen from Penns...
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Stroger to suburbs: Drop deadMay 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Just when we think Cook County Board President Todd Stroger can't get any more obtuse, he outdoes himself. We're referring to his comments Wednesday virtually daring the...