Kane County Opinion
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Full I-88, Route 47 interchange worth studyNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Prairie Parkway proposal that would run north-south and connect to Interstates 80 and 90 along a line parallel to Route 47 certainly inspires more discussion, and co...
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Try some real facts about Dream ActNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - It appears that letter writer Jackson Rodgers, rather than syndicated columnist Cynthia Tucker, is doing a disservice to the public with his interpretation of Senate Bil...
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Dream Act rewards illegal behaviorNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Cynthia Tucker's column saying the Dream Act is designed to serve the national interest left out some important information. The Dream Act is just bad policy. Providing ...
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Security issues coalesce at insecure O'HareNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - People who have flown regularly since Sept. 11, 2001, often roll their eyes at the notion that asking grandmothers to remove their tennis shoes somehow makes their fligh...
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Organizations do assist mothersNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - We wish to respond to the Oct. 19 letter from Anne Ahrens. The clinic in Aurora does charge for any services that they give to their clients, including abortions. The fo...
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Newspaper against education, teachersNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - I have a burning question for the Daily Herald, and that is: What does the paper have against education? Is everyone at the paper self-taught? Were they never in school?...
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Soapbox: Round-the-clock heroesNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Whatever it is that firefighters are paid, it probably isn't enough. How do you put a value on what these folks do, even when they're off duty? When an early morning hou...
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Soapbox: Big Pay, No Work IINov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - It's bad enough a spineless Elgin Area School District U-46 school board obligated Elgin taxpayers to bankroll Connie Neale's lavish retirement in Missouri. But this wee...
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Soapbox: 'The marching band refused to yield'Nov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Mr. Schraft was not famous. Yet he was a paean to music, education and his profession. He was revered by hundreds of budding musicians, colleagues and his community. Mr....
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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...