Kane County Opinion
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Fuddy Duddy brings joy in a sad worldNov 24, 2015 11:00 pm - I perused a recent Saturday Daily Herald on the all-too-common disheartening events of the day. Page 1 had a story on the Mali siege. Page 2, an article on "the Donald";...
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Careful vetting of Syrian immigrants?Nov 24, 2015 11:00 pm - The news is filled with conversations about passports, their importance for travel and their use as an official identifying document. A few years ago, on one of our trav...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...
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More coverage of budget crisis neededNov 23, 2015 11:00 pm - As a current college student at a Chicago university, I am proud of myself. Through hard work in high school, I was able to attend. With the current Illinois budgeting i...
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Men and women make up CongressNov 23, 2015 11:00 pm - This is in reply to the Nov. 5 letter, "What if men were having babies." The writer does not provide reliable facts and sources of information to substantiate her statem...
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Bush 41 criticisms no big surpriseNov 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Former President George H. W. Bush's critical assessments of Dick Cheney and Donald Rumsfeld in their roles as vice president and secretary of defense should come as no ...
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Good for Dist. 211 for standing firmNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - Congratulations to School District 211 for standing firm against absurdity. May this disagreement with the feds serve as "exhibit one" that accepting their money can be ...
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Sex ID should be based on biologyNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - In a recent front page article, the mother of the boy at the center of a "transgender" controversy insists that her boy is a girl. She argues that anatomy does not deter...
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State must reassure public about lotteryNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - It's no surprise that Illinois Lottery ticket sales shrank $20 million in the month of October. The lottery-buying public has growing doubts that their winnings in exces...
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Storm drains aren't garbage disposalsNov 23, 2015 5:00 am - That hole in the street with the metal grate that is next to the curb is a "storm drain." It's intended purpose is to prevent flooding in streets during storm events. It...