Kane County Opinion
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Store believed in immigrant’s potentialJun 19, 2013 6:00 am - I came to this country as a 17-year-old who didn’t speak English looking to start a new life. Even though I wasn’t able to speak the language, Walmart saw my potential a...
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Re-evaluate policies on women’s healthJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - After reading Berna Gingra’s letter (May 16) in support of Plan B, I thought about the steps our country has taken to prevent unwanted pregnancy. In the 1960s, the adven...
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U-46 grade policy will cheat childrenJun 19, 2013 5:00 am - The recent proposed changes to the U-46 school grading system should make parents and teachers shudder. As proposed, 50 percent of the work, attendance and effort is a p...
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Data mining a dangerous practiceJun 18, 2013 11:46 am - “So what?” you say. “I don’t care if the government is gathering data on me. I have nothing to hide.” If the world were perfect, I might agree. Unfortunately, informatio...
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Can’t kick this can down road any moreJun 18, 2013 4:40 am - Can’t kick this can down road any more After years of executive and legislative leaders “kicking the pension can down the road” Illinois is now facing almost $100 b...
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NSA snooping leads to no goodJun 18, 2013 4:40 am - NSA snooping leads to no good Our civil rights have been violated yet again. NSA snooping since the Bush days makes me so upset. You can’t tell me that this really ...
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Editorial: A model for streamlining governmentJun 17, 2013 1:00 pm - Can merging or eliminating a measly 13 localized government bodies in DuPage County lead to more efficient government across the state of Illinois? State Sen. Tom Culler...
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Why shouldn’t gvmt. listen to your calls?Jun 17, 2013 4:40 am - Why shouldn’t gvmt. listen to your calls? Unbelievable, we have close to 3,000 people murdered in a single day, more than were killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor,...
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Silo that feeds trough is emptyJun 16, 2013 4:40 am - Silo that feeds trough is empty I just wrote our real estate tax first installment check; it reminded me of lessons learned from the farm. I was not raised on a far...
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How about no pensions for pols?Jun 15, 2013 4:40 am - How about no pensions for pols? I have an idea. Rather than pushing for term limits for elected offices (which seems to be no nearer today than ever), why not a law...