Kane County Opinion
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Who's asking about the nation's debt?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - During the past 14 months the presidential candidates have been interviewed countless times and participated in numerous debates; but yet not once have I heard the candi...
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Saturday Soapbox: Full of ironyApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - David Murray's brush with death last week was drama of the highest degree -- and with no small amount of irony. Thrown from his motorcycle and holding on for dear life t...
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Saturday Soapbox: Garbage, garbage everywhereApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Another great Chef's Fest was held at Arlington Park this past week; it's always one of the best fundraisers around and the food can't be beat. What can be beat, however...
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Saturday Soapbox: Entertaining or embarrassing?Apr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - The New York Times last year gave the nation at large a glimpse into the immigration debate that had been strangling Carpentersville. And now, with a few keystrokes, you...
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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America needs nuclear powerApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One important subject none of the presidential candidates is addressing is our need for nuclear power. Because of ignorance of the technology, many Americans are prone t...
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Persistence the trait shared with LincolnApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm responding to Art Malm's April 11 letter to the editor. He missed the whole point of my April 6 letter. I was not equating Jim Oberweis' candidacy to President Abrah...
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Story buried reason for visitApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Your April 18 story, "Mexico officials pay visit to area," is another sorry example of how the media goes out of their way to paint a rosy picture of illegal immigration...
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Bottled water has an important roleApr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - We respect Beth Bales' campaign to increase Aurora's efforts to be environmentally responsible (Daily Herald, April 20). We share those same goals, but ask that readers ...
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How, exactly, do we make such demands?Apr 23, 2008 11:00 pm - How do we, the people, demand? Your editorial rebuke, "Until they (the public) demand -- and public servants of character deliver -- proof of how the rules are being ch...