Kane County Opinion
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Give holiday help to less fortunateDec 03, 2007 10:00 pm - I am thankful for so many things; my wife and daughters, good friends, and the opportunity to serve our community as state representative. I am truly blessed. Sadly, th...
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Don't criticize for publishing factsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: Just finished reading the letter from Ken Kowall of Hoffman Estates chastising the Daily Herald for an "anti-teacher" viewpoint, according to him, relatin...
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Raise scrutiny to stop foreclosed dreamsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - You can't tune in a radio station for more than five minutes these days without hearing some huckster telling you to call soon for your no-money-down, no-income-verifica...
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More trains will hurt BarringtonDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: The Canadian National Rail Corp. has purchased the Elgin Joliet and Eastern RR (The "J') from United States Steel. They want to upgrade the line and incre...
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Tax tales only add to senior travailsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - When we moved to the Del Webb community Huntley, we were told taxes would be about $3,000 a year. The tax bill just finished paying in September was $7,800. Like many se...
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The good news John Drury never told you aboutDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - For a man whose bread always seemed to be buttered with cold, hard facts, anchorman John Drury was nourished by a much softer spread in the last 18 years of his life. La...
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Thanks for backing WDSRA's 'Taste'Dec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - A fundraising event's success is dependent upon sponsorships, donations and attendance. Western DuPage Special Recreation Association's Taste of Western DuPage, held at ...
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Proud of Glenbard North football teamDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - Proud of Glenbard North football team To the editor: The Glenbard North Panther football team is not a Cinderella team. They are a football team of young men and their c...
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Geneva's right to use taxes for tourismDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Having out-of-town visitors spend money in your community is always a boost to the city coffers, but the trick is to get those visitors to stay for more than one day. Th...
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Leadership, not insults, needed at countyDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The rhetoric of Cook County politics has never been particularly inspiring, but it reached Jerry Springer-like depths last week, as commissioners sought in vain ways to ...