Kane County Opinion
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Also remember Cold War veteransMay 28, 2016 1:00 am - With Memorial Day coming up along with all of the conflicts that the ultimate price was paid for our freedoms that we enjoy, thank you to all of those brave veterans. H...
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Restaurant belongs on main thoroughfareMay 28, 2016 1:00 am - The Kane County Liquor Commission showed admirable responsibility by doing their due diligence with regard to deciding whether to grant a liquor license for the proposed...
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Editorial: Palatine District 15 fails transparency test on teacher contractMay 27, 2016 11:00 pm - Six weeks after the school board voted to ratify a historic 10-year contract with teachers in Palatine Township Elementary District 15, officials in the district finally...
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Who will act first to fix America?May 27, 2016 1:00 am - In 1851, the First American Cup Race was held. "Which craft was first?" asked an observer. The answer was, "America (the yacht)." "Who is in second place?" was the next...
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Series emphasizes unfair school funding systemMay 26, 2016 1:00 am - I would like to thank the Daily Herald for telling the stories of the outstanding East Aurora students and the inequities these students have to deal with because of the...
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Editorial: Lessons of East Aurora - First stop the bleedingMay 25, 2016 11:00 pm - More than a quarter of high school students at East Aurora are chronically truant. Only 64 percent of seniors graduated in 2015 - and that's an improvement. There are no...
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Trump will do what most want doneMay 25, 2016 12:01 am - It appears that Mr. Trump will be the GOP Nominee for president. Like many, he was not my choice to be the nominee but he is now. In recent days, we have heard of sever...
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Schaumburg pantry benefits from carriers' driveMay 23, 2016 5:00 am - The Annual Letter Carriers "Stamp Out Hunger" Food Drive in May was once again a giant success. Schaumburg Township Food Pantry received more than 7,500 pounds of grocer...
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Pass laws to help kids live past age 5May 23, 2016 1:00 am - As kids in America, our childhoods were quite normal. Our parents made sure that we received all our shots to stay healthy. We had toilets to use and soap to wash our ha...
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Editorial: Elgin mural discussion needed, but it's a decade lateMay 21, 2016 2:00 pm - For at least 10 years, no one publicly questioned a mural placed in downtown Elgin. With no sign explaining it, those who passed it on a pedestrian walkway were unaware ...