Kane County Opinion
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Kids deserve choice on 'moment' tooFeb 25, 2008 10:00 pm - As an early childhood education student, I try to keep up with issues surrounding education. The article "Moment of silence gets another look" concerns me. On issues of...
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Fox Valley park officials say thanksFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of the Fox Valley Park District Board of Trustees, I say thank you to the voters of Aurora, Montgomery and North Aurora for supporting the Open Space, Park and...
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Exactly whom is misleading whom?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - To the editor: In a recent letter to the editor, my Democrat opponent, Amanda Howland, accused me of "deliberately misleading" local taxpayers in regard to the increased...
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Bypass progress, or 'Groundhog Day'?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps McHenry and Kane county motorists will one day look back on the saga of the proposed western Algonquin bypass and cheer the persistence and fortitude that brough...
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Too many lipsticks contain unsafe leadFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Toys made in China aren't the only products laced with dangerous heavy metals: lipsticks manufactured in the United States and used daily by millions of American women a...
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Goudie wrong to put blame on NIUFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - While it is obvious that there were significant warning signs related to the young man who committed the atrocities at NIU, Chuck Goudie's Feb. 18 column seemed to sugge...
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Will 1,695 district voices, new members trump U-46 habits?Feb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Sheer numbers pretty much tell the story. When Pro-Act Search Inc. asked Elgin School District U-46 residents for input on the next superintendent, it didn't get apathy...
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English not required for legality hereFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - For the record, speaking English and illegal immigration are two separate issues. One does not need to know English to become a legal resident of the United States. In a...
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A useful response to NIU tragedyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A useful response to NIU tragedy Last spring, I wrote a letter in response to the tragic killing of students at Virginia Tech. I am saddened by the need to re-send my me...
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Soapbox: Picking their battlesFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Campton Hills officials made an interesting decision this week -- they let two small groups of property owners disconnect from the village. So instead of fighting tooth ...