Kane County Opinion
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What about taxpayers?Sep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Recently Gov. Pritzker signed a bill into law that raises the starting salary for some Illinois teachers to $40,000 over the next four years. Previous to this, the gover...
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Why no reduction in defense spending?Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - If not now - then when? The questions that all taxpayers should be asking their members of Congress and the president is why isn't there a reduction in the number of act...
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Give fireworks a rest after the FourthSep 09, 2019 1:00 am - As I was sitting on our porch Sept. 1, I was able to listen to fireworks exploding for maybe one half-hour. I'll have to admit that it was only intermittent, but still …...
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Jesse White DaySep 09, 2019 1:00 am - You may add my name to the "aye" column for a special Jesse White Day. Mr. White has done more good things for this Kingdom of Illinois than most of our other elected of...
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Sensitivity in teaching LGBTQ and historySep 09, 2019 1:00 am - In the Sept. 1 paper, the Herald headlined the new Illinois law that mandates that children be informed of the LGBTQ lifestyle and its "enormous" contributions to Americ...
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Editorial: Suburban generosity comes to aid of homeless women, childrenSep 08, 2019 11:00 pm - There aren't many things more heartbreaking than the plight of the homeless, especially when it involves women and their young children. The thought of children having n...
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Let's try returning to biblical valuesSep 07, 2019 1:00 am - It has been said that America is a Christian nation. While, this may not necessarily be true, our Founding Fathers had no problem including biblical values and principle...
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Invalid pot objectionsSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - The legalization of marijuana has led to extensive discussions and multiple articles about its safety, the risk of addiction, how to regulate sales and the dangers of dr...
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Retiring parks director will be missedSep 06, 2019 1:00 am - Recently, I attended a farewell party for Bob Cole, long-time director of public works for Carpentersville. At the event he was lauded for the many things he was involve...
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Civilized pinSep 04, 2019 1:00 am - Many of us older people remember the Vietnam war era when the reputation of the United States was odious all over the world and at home, too. Frequent overseas travelers...