Kane County Opinion
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Palatine Library Seeking Teen Summer VolunteersApr 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Palatine Library will be accepting applications, May 1 through May 15, from students entering grades 7-12 interested in donating their time as Summer Library Volunteers ...
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No Pulitzer for heroin coverage, but these reporters truly are prizedApr 26, 2015 1:00 am - Alas, we did not win the 2015 Pulitzer Prize. The most prestigious award in journalism this past week went to the Los Angeles Times for stories about California's massiv...
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Vote for Hillary because of her sex?Apr 24, 2015 1:01 am - Vote for Hillary because of her sex? Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has finally announced her candidacy for the president. Over the past two years, she h...
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Editorial: Changing times, technologies give cause to renew debate about sprinkler mandatesApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - The people living in the Barrington Hills home that went up in flames last weekend were, by all accounts. lucky. Nobody died. Had the house fire started in the middle of...
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Editorial: Class-to-class, a gift that can help fight bullyingApr 22, 2015 1:00 am - Johnny Trout won't make the 40-year reunion of his 1975 graduating class at Fremd High School this summer, but his presence will be felt there more than he ever could ha...
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Carbon fee could be next step in saving EarthApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - I remember the hope I felt as I participated in the first Earth Day. As noted in your April 16 editorial, by the end of that year, Congress had passed and President Nixo...
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Attack on estate tax another boost for wealthyApr 21, 2015 1:00 am - The very conservative Supreme Court, with rulings in the Citizens United and the McCutcheon v. FEC cases, has now stricken down overall limits for federal campaign contr...
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Locking pill bottles help fight addictionApr 20, 2015 11:00 pm - As an addict, educator and community volunteer, I believe Illinois lawmakers must take drastic steps to stop the growing crisis of opiate abuse. There is a real opportu...
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Hanover Township job fair another big successApr 20, 2015 5:00 am - On behalf of the Hanover Township officials, staff and all of our volunteers, I would like to thank the 65 area businesses and community partners that made the fourth an...
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Why reward young bracketologist?Apr 18, 2015 1:01 am - Why are folks rewarding this 12-year-old kid? Didn't he enter a contest that was meant for those 18 years and older? When I was 35 years old, I entered a golf championsh...