Kane County Opinion
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This is celebrating Flag Day?Jun 18, 2014 1:01 am - On Flag Day, June 14, this year, I decided it would be appropriate to finally replace my old faded Old Glory with a bright new American flag I had acquired a few years a...
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The case for public election financingJun 18, 2014 12:01 am - The case for public election financing It isn't a secret that big money holds more sway over our elected officials than the common voter. Members of our Congress sp...
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Proud of dad's D-Day experiencesJun 18, 2014 12:01 am - Proud of dad's D-Day experiences As I read your articles marking the 70th anniversary of D-Day, I could not help but be moved to tears at the stories of survivors, ...
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A smile really is worth its whileJun 17, 2014 12:01 am - A smile really is worth its while Regarding your June 8 opinion piece, it is such good advice for the graduates (or anyone). In this day and age it seems that kindn...
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Thanks for support of Leonard dedicationJun 17, 2014 12:01 am - Thanks for support of Leonard dedication Thanks to all who gathered on May 30 for the dedication of the impressive "If I Could But Fly" sculpture by artist Bob Wilf...
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Barrington Hills pickup a big successJun 16, 2014 5:01 am - One of our village's central corridors, County Line Road (aka Lake/Cook Road), had its Earth Week Spring Trash Pick- Up on April 26. Our small but sturdy crew (some of B...
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Are we just waiting for Robin Hood?Jun 16, 2014 5:01 am - Some amazing facts were published recently about how wealthy the wealthy are in America. The Wall Street Journal reported that the median pay for CEOs is now $11.4 milli...
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Wal-Mart move a terrible ideaJun 15, 2014 12:01 am - Wal-Mart move a terrible idea I read with interest the Daily Herald's article concerning Wal-Mart moving to Carpentersville. This is a disastrous idea for Carpenter...
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Vote if you want to stop the nonsenseJun 14, 2014 1:01 am - For those more liberal folks who are for any reason thinking that their vote won't matter next November, think again. If you are in favor of clean air, clean water, more...
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Editorial: Protecting your kids from others, themselvesJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - Technology has a way of complicating, as well as simplifying, our lives. Our parents - and now we - look wistfully upon the simpler times of our youth, when there were f...