Kane County Opinion
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Tax-and-spend Kane Co. board membersAug 27, 2013 4:40 am - Tax-and-spend Kane Co. board members At the last Kane County Board meeting, members voted on funding for the Community Outreach Program established by Chairman Chri...
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Don’t surrender freedom for securityAug 27, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t surrender freedom for security The story titled “Audit: NSA broke law, repeatedly” in the Daily Herald, Aug. 16 did not surprise or shock me. It was merely a ...
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Health care law was passed too hastilyAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Congratulations to House Republicans who have been trying to repeal the disastrous Affordable Care Act, which is not affordable. The Senate should be smart enough to do ...
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Too many drivers ignore all stop signsAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - The answer to your article on the Aug. 19 front page is simple. There are way too many drivers today that try to ignore ALL stop signs at which they arrive. When they se...
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‘Death panel’ myth hard to shakeAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Sarah Palin was notorious for using cutesy words and phrases to conjure up negative emotions toward another candidate or issue, like the Affordable Care Act. She claimed...
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Why do banks, not students, get good rates?Aug 26, 2013 4:40 am - I am writing in response to Stephen Evensen’s letter, “Kudos to Roskam for student loan bill.” In his letter to the Herald, he states, “My friends and I wonder how soon ...
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Apply for VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 1307 scholarshipsAug 25, 2013 11:00 pm - The Ladies Auxiliary to Elgin Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1307 is now accepting scholarship applications. All applicants must attend middle school in Elgin for the P...
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A carpe diem approach to Social SecurityAug 25, 2013 5:00 am - A carpe diem view of Social Security I refute an article recently published in The Wall Street Journal stating that people should not take Social Security at the ag...
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Go after the people who harm animalsAug 25, 2013 4:40 am - I’ve been an advocate for animals my entire life and rescued abandoned and abused felines in Kane County for 30 years. I can’t sit idly by and do nothing about the inequ...
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Campton Hills Night Out a successAug 25, 2013 4:40 am - We would like to thank our local police and fire departments, service organizations, non-for-profit groups, local businesses, sponsors and volunteers for participating i...