Kane County Opinion
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Presidency is most unethical in historyMay 18, 2013 5:00 am - Here’s a primer of recent history. President Obama is late to react to virtually any domestic or international crisis. He refuses every offer of help after the BP oil ri...
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Just don’t call pension plans ‘fair’May 17, 2013 4:40 am - Just don’t call pension plans ‘fair’ So, the Illinois House has passed one pension reform bill that “solves” the crisis and the Senate is considering another. The D...
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Need guidelines for concealed carryMay 15, 2013 4:40 am - Need guidelines for concealed carry The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has not ordered the state to pass a concealed carry law by June 9. The 7th has ruled that Illin...
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Teachers shouldn’t need seminar timeMay 13, 2013 5:00 am - What is wrong with the school board in District 15? Why do we keep electing these officials? Stand and fight against the unions and the school boards, quit giving them e...
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Gambling expansion an awful ideaMay 12, 2013 4:40 am - Gambling expansion an awful idea Last year Governor Quinn vetoed a bill to expand gambling in the state of Illinois for the second time. The legislature is again tr...
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Internet sales tax bill has little valueMay 12, 2013 4:40 am - Internet sales tax bill has little value It is obvious that Democratic Illinois Senator Dick Durbin and the other Senators who voted for the Internet sales tax neve...
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See Rutland Twp. details for yourselfMay 12, 2013 4:40 am - See Rutland Twp. details for yourself Recently reporter Lenore Adkins of the Daily Herald has run both sides of a couple of issues which have arisen in Rutland Town...
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Don’t simply stiff the pensionersMay 12, 2013 4:40 am - Don’t simply stiff the pensioners I was disappointed in Professor Reynolds’ “analysis” in her column “Pension reform and the constitution.” She argues that the legi...
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Obama includes self in tax questionMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - A letter to the Daily Herald published April 27 was critical of President Obama for expecting the wealthy to pay a little more. The writer mistakenly said the president ...
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The SoapboxMay 11, 2013 5:00 am - Au natural: How refreshing that the city of Chicago will turn to goats to tame 120 acres of hard-to-reach grass at O’Hare International Airport rather than resorting to ...