Kane County Opinion
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Watch your taxes go up, and upDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - When the Batavia Township Equalized Assessed Values were published, I saw an increase of $3,000 or more in the equalized assessed property values in my neighborhood. Thi...
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A tribute to Hyde, a lion of a manDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - In this high political season, we will do well to remember a lion of a man -- unashamed of his deep faith, unequivocal in his convictions and unparalleled in leadership ...
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Time for a truce in Campton HillsDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - There's nothing in legislation governing new villages that says residents have to be concerned about how those outside of the village view their words and actions. And ...
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Good work, but still more is necessaryDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The recent editorial on the mortgage problems many are faced with was well done. You nailed the real culprit -- greed in the hearts of some. The series done on our area ...
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Farewell to the Pizza Cottage, one of those great get-together placesDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - The Pizza Cottage in Roselle was one of those places where you went for a soft landing after a hard day. The pizzeria had been in the village for more than 50 years. It'...
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Thankful judge put an end to nonsenseDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I'm glad the court rejected the lawsuit by the politically motivated opponents of the village of Campton Hills in their attempt to dissolve our new community. I think I ...
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Working moms need child-care assistanceDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Employers need to offer assistance for child care to full-time working mothers. As a single mother myself, I understand the frustration of not having decent, affordable ...
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Fund transit with more pay-as-you-useDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - It is a crying shame that our state and local legislators feel the only way to bail out mass transit in the six collar counties and the city of Chicago is to do it throu...
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Bad idea to insult parents' intelligence; talk reality, not policyDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - There's one truth about parents. They tend to focus on their own kids to the exclusion of almost anything else. That's why I've always thought it unwise for schools to s...
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Thanks for help with electric paradeDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - What better way to start the "official" holiday season than to see a child's wide-eyed look of wonder as a train, a pirate ship and a wing-flapping dragon took over St. ...