Kane County Opinion
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New county tax will suffocate economyMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Last Friday, the taxpayers of this county were dealt a huge blow. Once again, when we had the opportunity to force Cook County government to live within its means, speci...
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The real heroes are on front linesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Why are so many politicians concerned about who is taking steroids and claiming them heroes? There are no heroes in professional sports, only millionaires. The real hero...
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Can we afford to ignore capital plan?Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - During the Great Depression, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was widely lauded for his investment in infrastructure. While controversial, this economic theory has proved corre...
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Another way to keep geese awayMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The Geneva Park District Board's battle with geese in local parks replays every year across the Chicago area. (Feb. 19, 2008.) While a short-term solution may be to chas...
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Democratic Party delegate disasterMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - In the wake of Hillary Clinton's comeback in Ohio and Texas, it's become quite apparent -- if it hasn't been earlier -- what a mess the Democratic National Committee has...
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NAFTA criticism based on falsehoodMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - After listening to senators Clinton and Obama argue the evils of NAFTA, I am appalled. They argue that all our jobs are being lost to China due to NAFTA. NAFTA had absol...
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Let's get support for Geneva poolMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On Wednesday, March 19th at 7 p.m. at Geneva Middle School North, there is a public forum scheduled by the Geneva Community School District 304. The objective of this pu...
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Dumping Electoral College a bad ideaMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - By all means, get rid of the Electoral College. That way, we only have to hold elections in the large cities. We can let one group elect the leaders for the rest of us....
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God's Gym mess provokes questionsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin taxpayers should be concerned. The way the city of Elgin handled the God's Gym issue was predictable. Elgin's elected officials should be required to answer the m...
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Maybe concealed carry solves all illsMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - I guess from all I am hearing, if the students at Northern Illinois University had been carrying concealed weapons, the killing rampage might not have occurred. Well, pe...