Kane County Opinion
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Soapbox: They've got a secretFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The Naperville Park District board stumbled again this week when commissioners unsuccessfully tried to keep their choice for executive director secret -- even after the ...
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Post 57 winner also tops district oratorsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The 11th District Oratorical Contest sponsored by Kane and DuPage counties was held Feb. 2 at American Legion Post 57 in Elgin. The contest is comprised of two parts: a...
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Soapbox: Win, lose, drawFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has ruled, but it hardly has brought resolution. Villa Olivia, a banquet, ski, golf resort in Bartlett, has been trying for some time to convert its golf operati...
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Soapbox: Goodbye, SenatorFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Journalists are a hardened, cynical bunch, but we were genuinely saddened upon hearing of former state Sen. Adeline Geo-Karis' passing this week. Geo-Karis, 89, of Zion,...
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Understanding is much appreciatedFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of the West Dundee Village Board and the employees of West Dundee, I would like to publicly thank residents for their genuine cooperation and understanding ove...
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Carpentersville the 'do-it-yourself' townFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In a recent letter, a fellow Carpentersville resident recounted a truly aggravating story about having his water turned off. He said the "unprofessional attitude and ins...
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Be vigilant about keeping freedomFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The system we have isn't working. The U.S. is slowly falling like the Roman Empire. Of course, nobody stays informed with what our government is doing. The government i...
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High school should have later startFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - High schoolers often run on low amounts of sleep staying up late at night and waking up early in the morning. Therefore, how is it fair for them to go to school at the o...
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We should get out of Iraq war nowFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The recent article titled "Poll Finds Many see Progress in Iraq Security" talked about how many people think the U.S. is making progress in Iraq and will eventually be a...
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Whom is misleading whom?Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - In a recent letter to the editor my Democrat opponent, Amanda Howland, accused me of "deliberately misleading" local taxpayers in regard to the increased RTA mass transi...