Kane County Opinion
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Punishment for giving opinion?Jul 21, 2015 12:00 am - There's been people from the beginning of our country out there fighting for our freedom and that freedom should include the freedom of speech. If someone is seeing thin...
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To what extent do you cherish privacy?Jul 21, 2015 12:00 am - For over a year there has been a lot of brouhaha about our government spying on us via phone calls. Congress put the kibosh on that last month passing the USA Freedom Ac...
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Readiness efforts key to ensuring college successJul 20, 2015 1:00 am - Community colleges serve a critical role in today's educational climate. They are the gateway to achieving advanced degrees, and to gaining successful employment. Accor...
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It all adds up to misplaced prioritiesJul 19, 2015 1:00 am - I just read that Algonquin wants to build a bike path for $712,000. Did I read last year that Algonquin laid off three firemen because there was no money? Living in Elgi...
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Forget these laws at your perilJul 19, 2015 1:00 am - "They fought the law and the law won." I'm talking about Sir Isaac Newton's Law of Gravity, and as I'm into my ninth decade of life, feel reasonably qualified to discuss...
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COD agreement is just 'cleanup'Jul 17, 2015 1:00 am - Regarding your July 12 story titled "COD faculty will drop grievances to get raises for 5 professors," your reporter missed the two most important points. The current bo...
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Parenting secret to race 'privilege'Jul 16, 2015 1:00 am - When President Obama was elected president I expected our country to keep growing for the better in race relations. We have come a long way and now an African American w...
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County can keep improving without harmful sales taxJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - We've had this debate before, and my opinion hasn't changed since our last go-round under Todd Stroger with raising the sales tax on the hardworking taxpayers of Cook Co...
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Editorial: Playing it smart at summer schoolJul 13, 2015 11:00 pm - It's July 17, the temperature is north of 80. Your friends are at the pool, kicking back and getting nothing done. Or working a minimum-wage job to keep busy before scho...
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Indignation not consistent with factsJul 13, 2015 1:00 am - While Mundelein resident Charlene Hill may not like Mayor Steve Lenz's remarks, her indignation is not consistent with facts. There is a plethora of research indicating ...