Kane County Opinion
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This vote will be on quality of lifeNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - On Nov. 27, the Round Lake Plan Commission/Zoning Board of Appeals will cast votes declaring their values relative to being a good neighbor as well as preserving the ver...
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Focus groups alone won't fix trust problemNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A headline this week, "Community input key as U-46 picks search firm for chief," probably brought a lot more rolling eyes than a wave of eager volunteers. Community invo...
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Exploring the next, if not final, frontierNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - For many of us, it was Spock who knew the secrets of the universe and the mysteries of the galaxies. With last week's announcement that Fermilab researchers were among t...
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School headline was misleadingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Your editorial criticizing the Illinois Association of School Boards for addressing a resolution on 18-year-olds who want to be school board members is misleading. The I...
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Review those lessons in communication from 'Luke': 1967Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - "What we have here is failure to communicate." So said prison boss Strother Martin to Paul Newman's convict in the 1967 prison film "Cool Hand Luke," a screen classic pa...
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Teachers hold kids, future in their handsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - There is one simple fact many people seem to be forgetting when discussing teacher salaries: it is the second most important job in the world. Where would we get life-sa...
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Dream Act more a national nightmareNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The so called Dream Act was actually a nightmare. It would of provided in-state tuition rates to illegal immigrants. Being an illegal immigrant is the prerequisite to ge...
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Burns willing, but opponents aren'tNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Voters take note -- the 14th Congressional seat in Illinois is up for grabs and what do you notice is happening? The Democrats in the district are working hard to earn t...
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Soapbox: Good showNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Geneva Cultural Arts Commission deserves recognition for holding the city's first film festival last Saturday. The event featured showings of short films, some by lo...
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Briefs Christmas in NovemberNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - We knew Thanksgiving was early this year, but Santa's arrival at Woodfield on Thursday and Randhurst on Friday caught us a little off guard. Actually, it shouldn't have....