Kane County Opinion
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Editorial: Municipalities wise not to rely on gambling revenueJul 28, 2015 11:00 pm - The game of chicken Gov. Bruce Rauner and Democratic leadership in Springfield are playing with the budget keeps rearing its head in new ways. Will state workers get pai...
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Editorial: A mother's gift with a message for all on bullyingJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - The Fremd High School Class of 1975 hardly invented teenage bullying. Moreover, it is unfair and doubtless inaccurate to blame whatever bullying John Trout suffered on e...
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Don't see Barreto as enlightened heroineJul 26, 2015 12:00 am - Being new to McHenry County, I have never heard of Denise Barreto until reading the recent articles about her in the Daily Herald. As an old white guy, 62, I struggle to...
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Elgin Tower battles for survivalJul 25, 2015 5:30 am - The iconic Elgin Tower Building reminds me of the Daily Planet, where Clark Kent worked. With 15 stories and 186-feet-tall stands above all else in downtown Elgin. The a...
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Education is parents' responsibilityJul 25, 2015 5:15 am - Your series on education and children from low income families was interesting, but, I am afraid, that it really didn't offer anything new. Families with greater means h...
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Toll bridge myopia untreatable?Jul 24, 2015 12:00 am - Myopia covers many conditions. Visual myopia can be treated clinically. Political myopia, a very common affliction, is more difficult to treat as its causes such as self...
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Stop Longmeadow, keep taxes lowJul 24, 2015 12:00 am - I am tired of hearing all the politicians say that it is too late to stop the construction of the Longmeadow toll bridge. What I would like to hear is, where are the use...
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3 ideas for fixing state pension debtJul 23, 2015 12:00 am - Since Governor Rauner and state legislators have yet to come up with a balanced budget and are threatening to shut down the state, maybe they should consider these sugge...
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Democracy shouldn't be for saleJul 22, 2015 12:00 am - Our democracy, set in place by our Founding Fathers to be citizen-led, is in danger these days of being taken over by a number of highly wealthy contributors who are bus...
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Not about how much money you raiseJul 22, 2015 12:00 am - "Total insensitivity to Chicago, African-American women and the democratic process." These words were spoken by Andrea Zopp after Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth was endor...