Kane County Opinion
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Weekend of mourning led to joy for pairNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - Beside the terrible sadness of the death of JFK, the weekend brought about one thing that has been wonderful in my life. I was a senior at Loyola University’s Michigan A...
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‘Presidents don’t get shot nowadays, do they?’Nov 18, 2013 4:00 am - A small town in New Jersey, outdoor PE class on a warm November afternoon, sixth grade, 11 years old — and as we filed back into the building, one of our classmates had ...
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The show went on, provided a diversionNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - I worked on John F. Kennedy’s 1960 election campaign. Newly arrived in New York City, an aspiring actress, I joined the cadre of young hopefuls passionate about the futu...
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7-year-old’s birthday plans were upstagedNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - The day President Kennedy was shot was the day before my seventh birthday. I was in second grade at Green Valley School in Lombard. I don’t remember exactly when or how ...
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Business training class just couldn’t go onNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - On November 22, 1963, I was 28 and employed by Aetna Casualty and Surety Co. as a classroom instructor in the company’s training division in Hartford, Conn. My memories ...
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Two momentous events 80 days apartNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - My grade school life was intertwined with President Kennedy. I have a memory of seeing him in Elgin during his campaign trip through the Fox Valley. On Nov. 22, 1963 I w...
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Innocence, hope missing after assassinationNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - When JFK died, it is said, so did our innocence. I think that’s true. I was a sophomore at St. Edward Central Catholic High School in Elgin when President John F. Kenned...
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Death was beginning of end of innocenceNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - Honestly? JFK didn’t mean much to me when he was alive. He was rich, Catholic and his wife wore great clothes. That’s about all I knew. As a sophomore in high school, I ...
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Bishop should end policy of exclusionNov 17, 2013 3:40 am - Bishop should end policy of exclusion In yet another disappointing letter read to us during Mass, Bishop David Malloy of the Rockford Diocese slammed the Illinois G...
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The SoapboxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - It was a quake: Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was an earthquake that shook some western suburbs after a quarry blast earlier this month — further evide...