Kane County Opinion
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House, nation rules must be unforgivingFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Are so many Americans so far removed from the stories of their ancestors and the trials and tribulations they made in coming to this country? Don't they know how they s...
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When our worries turn to class safetyFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - My son spent a semester at ISU. I worried about him drinking, his grades, not getting up in time or even going to classes. It never occurred to me to worry about him be...
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Where are heroes when we need them?Feb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - My daughter called me right before 4 p.m. and said "Dad, put on Channel 2, there's been a mass shooting at Northern." I am numb, stunned and crying inside. I just put m...
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Look at crime data after the gun bansFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - This is in response to Gus Gustafson's Feb. 11 letter advocating gun control so that our country could be the same as Great Britain, Australia and others. Since Englan...
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Need much harsher approach on DUIFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - We have an epidemic of people driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol and drug impairment. The daily police reports are rife with such incidents. Human nature b...
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It's probably the economy, stupid!Feb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Let me get this straight. Housing starts and resales and car sales are all in the tank because of our pitiful economy. Homebuilders are going under. Home foreclosures in...
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Need clearer details on Cuban tortureFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The U.S. government should make public information it has on the presence of communist Cubans torturing American prisoners during the Vietnam war. For one, it would put...
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Complete withdrawal is far too dangerousFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The Democratic political candidates running for national office are promising to remove all of the U.S. military from Iraq. The reassignment of some troops from Iraq is...
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GOP vote in 14th leaves him agogFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - 14th District Republicans have just voted down a man, Chris Lauzen, who has served us tirelessly with a stellar voting record for the past 15 years. Over him for a seat...
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Immigration laws, flaws need discussionFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - A U.S. citizen can sponsor a spouse or parent for permanent residence who entered without permission only after that family member has stayed outside the U.S. for 10 yea...