Kane County Opinion
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Writer misguided on several frontsOct 23, 2013 5:00 am - In response to Diane Niesman’s letter of Sept. 30 criticizing Congressman Peter Roskam in particular and the GOP in general, let me say she should read something other t...
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Editorial: The benefits of video visits for jail inmatesOct 23, 2013 5:00 am - “Don’t do the crime if you can’t do the time” was TV cop Tony Baretta’s chilling warning in the 1970s of the penalty for breaking the law. Incarceration, whether it’s a ...
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It’s a shame to lose HelanderOct 23, 2013 5:00 am - I read with sadness the statement from longtime Lake County Clerk Willard Helander regarding her plans not to seek re-election next year. She cited state efforts to chan...
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Leave Tea Party in dust of extremismOct 23, 2013 4:40 am - I have never felt really scared that our country was is danger from its government, but now I wonder. The Tea Party seems ignorant of the effect of their actions on the ...
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Roskam is no Ted Cruz, and that’s badOct 23, 2013 4:40 am - I have just cut up and trashed the “Roskam for Congress” sign sitting in my garage since the last election. My current Rep. Peter Roskam, unlike my former Congressman Ra...
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Red-light cameras not about safetyOct 22, 2013 5:00 am - I was greeted by one of those dreaded red-light violation notices from the village of East Dundee today. Guilty as charged. The black-and-white nature of these violation...
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What’s fair in D23 is true for citizens, tooOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - As the District 23 teachers ask for a fair contract, don’t we also have to ask what’s a fair wage for the teachers; i.e. how does their current situation compare with th...
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Employees’ fault? Fox news says it’s soOct 20, 2013 4:40 am - Employees’ fault? Fox news says it’s so Imagine my surprise to learn that it’s the fault of federal employees for the government shutdown. Fox News and Republicans ...
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Vote out those who favor U-46 tax hikesOct 19, 2013 5:00 am - If you live in the U-46 taxing district, your property taxes have increased year after year due to the elected school board members who keep approving annual budget incr...
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Change the way we draw congressional mapsOct 19, 2013 5:00 am - I believe the solution to the problems in Congress is to outlaw the gerrymandering of congressional election districts that occurs every 10 years after each census updat...