Kane County Opinion
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Think 'green' in junking junk mailDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - I work for a lighting manufacturer. As you might expect we are reviewing our entire business cycle to be sure that our products and services are environmentally friendly...
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Death of 'everybody's grandmother' a tough but essential storyDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - What if you had to write the obituary on your own grandmother? With all due respect to Rose Tani's family, that's almost the situation we had in this newsroom when the n...
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Melt guns down, hold a bake saleDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - I cannot believe Carpentersville's village board. Though I often disagree with Presidant Bill Sarto, I am on his side over the possible gun sales. Police departments all...
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Reporting needed, not entertainmentDec 20, 2007 10:00 pm - If the Dec. 15 reporting on the 14th Congressional District candidate forum in St. Charles is an example of what the media has become, an entertainment industry, it exp...
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Lawbreakers whine about feeling hurtDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - I am responding to the Dec. 14 article about how Hispanics feel hurt about tougher immigration laws. I am a U.S.-born citizen and I strongly feel if you are in this coun...
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Watch '1968' to see last days of hopeDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - If anyone hasn't seen Tom Brokow's "1968," they should make every effort to do so. As a member of that generation, I was totally involved. It was the days of John and R...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Prepare for cleaner air in Illinois Jan. 1Dec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Starting in January, the Smoke-Free Illinois Act takes effect, protecting all workers, residents and visitors from the cancer-causing poisons contained in indoor secondh...
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Hastert not certain to benefit OberweisDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Dennis Hastert surprised few this week with his endorsement of Jim Oberweis for the now vacant 14th District Congressional seat. While some observers may view Hastert's...
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Adorned palm trees probably accurateDec 18, 2007 10:00 pm - As I drove along streets in southwest Florida, I enjoyed the white lights wrapped around royal palm trees. I laughed, thinking what strange Christmas trees they were, un...