Kane County Opinion
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Editorial: Facts don't support gambling expansionJan 22, 2015 4:01 am - While Pat Quinn was governor, he twice vetoed plans to license more casinos and add slot machines at horse-racing tracks. Now, with Gov. Bruce Rauner installed in Spring...
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Providing tuition is not freeJan 21, 2015 12:01 am - Thank you for running the Our View opinion piece concerning the president's proposed free community college tuition proposal. You raised some questions. I have more. Fi...
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For some, landline is link to outsideJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - I'm a disabled senior citizen living on 1994 pension and social security amounts. Yet prices increase and to apply for help we are given web addresses instead of a telep...
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Headlines should not support gay valuesJan 20, 2015 12:01 am - An article announcing the death of Illinois-state politician Rosemary Mulligan was in the Daily Herald's Jan. 1 edition. The article's headline cited her as being a cham...
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Is anti-Semitism alive and well?Jan 19, 2015 11:01 pm - Is anti-Semitism alive and well? I am writing to express my outrage at the letter from Aurora resident, Joan Solms, dated Jan. 17. She states her reasons for laudin...
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What will Rauner do without tax hike?Jan 19, 2015 11:01 pm - What will Rauner do without tax hike? Now that Bruce Rauner has bought the governorship, I'm eager to hear his solutions to "fixing" Illinois without raising taxes....
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Holiday book drive a rousing successJan 15, 2015 11:01 pm - Holiday book drive a rousing success Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley was this year's recipient of Barnes & Noble Geneva Commons holiday book drive. Nearly 6,300 book...
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State can't afford free college tuitionJan 14, 2015 11:01 pm - State can't afford free college tuition I find it somewhat frustrating to read of another spending proposal for Illinois lawmakers to ponder. Finding a way to fund ...
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'Ugly' sweaters spread good cheerJan 14, 2015 11:01 pm - 'Ugly' sweaters spread good cheer I'm writing in response to the column you published Saturday, Jan. 3, "See sweaters as festive, not ugly." I have been a registere...
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Peacefully is the way to protestJan 13, 2015 11:01 pm - Peacefully is the way to protest I bought a T-shirt that says "I Can't Breathe." Now, why did I buy this item? I bought it to protest the actions of one police offi...