Kane County Opinion
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Research shows teens mature slowlDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Two articles about the teenage brain (Daily Herald, Dec. 3) present evidence about how many years it takes for the judgment centers in the teenage brain to mature. This ...
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Thanks for help after house fireDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - On Sept. 30, 2007 our family suffered the devastating loss of our home to a fire. By that evening we started to see the community of St. Charles and surrounding communit...
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High-tech battle against obesityDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Cheeseburgers and fries, pizza, chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese. Even though school districts have made strides in balancing those offerings with healthier choic...
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Testing debate only hides larger problemDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - On 12-10, a Daily Herald editorial criticized the decision by the Illinois State Board of Education to require students still learning English to take the same tests as ...
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Tri-Cities soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A learning experience Kevin Burns will keep his day job and his political job. And the Geneva mayor will still have plenty of time for his family. In the end, that shoul...
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Come see the trains at DuPage museumDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The DuPage County Historical Museum is in danger of closing due to the crisis in the 2008 county budget. If this happens it will be a great lost to the residents of DuPa...
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Too many excesses, and too few ethicsDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Alfred Kirkland's letter hit the nail on the head. We are all in danger from the system's excesses. It all started with the administration of the Republican President Wa...
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Cook Co. soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Bartlett voters, start your engines … If Bartlett voters in the 14th Congressional District don't think it's weird enough that they'll be voting twice for the same offic...
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Fox Valley soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A long road Once an art teacher in his small Mexican village, Juan Hernandez immigrated to the U.S. 17 years ago. He took two jobs, yet always had a return to teaching i...
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DuPage Co. soap boxDec 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Never easy to start over There's a lesson in the Rev. Jim McLain's story about how he and his wife rebuilt their lives since Hurricane Katrina destroyed their church and...