Kane County Opinion
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Soapbox: We need to listenNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Here's a salute to the League of Women's Voters/Palatine Area for its Veterans Day luncheon last week in Schaumburg. It was there that the League honored women in the mi...
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Radtke story proves good in the worldNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - It is nice for the media to include really good news on occasion, but it is certainly better when it plays a critical role, as the Daily Herald has. I refer to little Ta...
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Soapbox: Still doesn't get itNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Isn't it a sad thing that when an Illinois politician is sent off to serve his prison sentence, as former Gov. George Ryan was this week, there's a ready supply of ex-co...
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Put money where heart, beliefs areNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, the Fox Valley has experienced two very distinct but related occurrences that have greatly impacted social services. Considering state funding of several local...
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Liberals not always free speech backersNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Liberals love to define themselves as staunch supporters of the First Amendment. They claim they may not agree with what you have to say but they will defend to the deat...
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This dictator with nukes our friend?Nov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Once again, the U.S. will continue to give large amounts of military aid to a dictatorial regime in Pakistan as it brutally cracks down on its own population. We will pa...
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Opposing a wrong war isn't unpatrioticNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - In response to Paul Bischoff's letter to the editor ("Can't back troops while opposing war") I must respond. Since Mr. Bischoff thinks that he has the true definition of...
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Thanks for help on career nightNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Kudos to our community for turning out for the second annual "Glimpse of the Future Career Night" for D303 middle-schoolers on Oct. 30. About 250 students participated i...
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Cannot ignore IQ differences in schoolNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Your extensive series on the plight and future of public education in Illinois excludes the discussion of an important aspect. Could long-established standard IQ differe...
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Let's tighten school testing standardsNov 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I read a very good article in the Wall Street Journal on Oct 5 about the "No Child Left Behind" educational program. The idea that every child must become "proficient" i...