Kane County Opinion
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Timing key on Batavia downtown planOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - We expected a few sparks to fly when a public hearing was conducted Monday at Batavia city hall regarding the creation of a special service area tax for the downtown bus...
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Deficit math that just doesn't add upOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In the Oct. 2 Fence Post, Elizabeth Pearson wrote of Dick Cheney maintaining that President Bush's 2007 projected budget deficit is well below the average reached over ...
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Bilingual should be the crowded classesOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Your article regarding overcrowded classrooms in Elgin School District U-46 gave only a hint of the underlying problem, and then it was only in a short statement toward ...
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A simple solution for county budgetOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a solution to the Cook County budget shortfall: simply cut the salary of every county employee in half and eliminate all benefits. When the workers walk off the j...
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Kiwanis thanks all for help this yearOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - As we complete our 43rd year in St. Charles, the Noon Kiwanis Club wishes to thank all the individuals and businesses who have contributed to our fundraising activities ...
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Never notified of DCHS open houseOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the Oct. 15 article titled, "A tale of two open houses." The story on the Sunday open houses at Jacobs and Dundee-Crown High Schools left me wondering who set ...
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Bailing out Chicago transit systems nutsOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I am very much against a bailout from Springfield of the transportation system for Chicago and the surrounding area. Most of the time when I see a Pace bus, there are an...
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Humanitarian tragedy in BurmaOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Many people are aware of humanitarian tragedies in Africa, but much less is known about the human rights meltdown in Burma, (Myanmar). Recently there has been disturbing...
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Eradicating Mason symbols is wrongOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I think it is sad that a church would feel so threatened by another civic organization -- especially one with such a long history of benevolence as the Masons -- that th...
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Cook County can't afford higher taxesOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: Recently, the Center for Tax and Budget Accountability issued a report that Cook County's revenue system is unable to support the services that it is char...