Kane County Opinion
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Davis: Endless quest to see what elected leaders are up toAug 31, 2014 1:01 am - How 'bout that wild and wacky DuPage Forest Preserve District? Let's recap: After a nationwide search for a new executive director, the district found its man right next...
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Tax relief candidate gets the voteAug 31, 2014 12:01 am - Tax relief candidate gets the vote This is in reply to Bill Sarto of Carpentersville's letter, "Rainer property tax freeze a bad idea." Mr. Sarto. Seriously you are...
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Saturday Soapbox: Talking politics, chickens, baseball and moreAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - And they're off: It's Labor Day weekend and the real racing begins. This November, we'll select a governor and other state officers and legislators; we'll elect a U...
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Peabody energy deal needs to be probedAug 29, 2014 12:01 am - Peabody energy deal needs to be probed As a Batavia resident, I'm extremely concerned about our contract with Prairie State Coal Plant via the Northern Illinois Mun...
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Batavian unhappy with energy dealAug 28, 2014 12:01 am - Batavian unhappy with energy deal Our family was thrilled to move to a town as quaint as Batavia less than 1 year ago. We knew that as Batavia residents our ComEd d...
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Rauner property tax freeze a bad ideaAug 27, 2014 12:01 am - Rauner property tax freeze a bad idea Lately, Bruce Rauner, the GOP candidate for governor, has been decrying the high property taxes in Illinois. Well, I have news...
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Accountability lacking on our leadersAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Jake Griffin's column on the state agency ignoring the law showcases one of the glaring flaws in Illinois government; i.e. no one is accountable for making sure things a...
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Tax on bike owners makes no senseAug 26, 2014 12:01 am - Tax on bike owners makes no sense My fellow St. Charles resident Doug Eden in a letter to the editor suggested that bicyclists have some "skin in the game" - pay a ...
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Property tax hikes on everyone's mindAug 26, 2014 12:01 am - Property tax hikes on everyone's mind Kudos to Linda Sobieski of Elburn and her letter, "Can't Afford yet another tax increase." This is a sentiment and a topic of ...
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Let's give bicyclists 'skin in the game'Aug 25, 2014 5:01 am - I enjoyed the article last week on bicycles vs. the village of Barrington Hills. In fact, it gave me the impetus to write a letter to the editor that I have wanted to wr...