Kane County Opinion
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Find better way than ‘life without parole’Dec 08, 2012 4:00 am - Let’s see now. This Christopher Vaughn fellow kills his wife and three children because he wanted them out of the way so he could go up into the Canadian wilderness and ...
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‘Gap year’ could help for collegeDec 08, 2012 3:40 am - I believe that all high school graduates should be encouraged to take a gap year. If you’re not aware of this, a gap year is when a high school graduate takes a year off...
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Autism society grants are availableDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education department, will be offe...
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Reduce class size; improve educationDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - The overwhelming number of students in high school classrooms needs to be reduced to 20 or fewer to improve public education. As a student, I think installing more compu...
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Dist. 211 taxpayers already hit their maxDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - Dave Torres of District 211 explained in a recent Daily Herald (Oct. 19) article that the district is planning to increase the tax levy by 3.5 percent, which is the maxi...
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Editorial: Inspiring anonymity and year-round needDec 07, 2012 4:00 am - Just as surely as Burl Ives sings “Silver and Gold” on “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” every Christmastime, good-hearted souls surreptitiously plunk the precious metals...
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Who to blame at bottom of cliff?Dec 07, 2012 3:40 am - Where we are now at the beginning of December, 2012, is: President Obama ran primarily on his contention that we need more revenue. The Republicans ran primarily on the...
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County board has held line on taxesDec 07, 2012 3:07 am - County board has held line on taxes Every year, I hear from taxpayers the question, “Why do my property taxes continue to increase when my property value has decrea...
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We’re like slaves to our governmentDec 06, 2012 2:50 pm - One hundred fifty years ago a war was fought to end slavery. What has happened since then? Our nation is slowly turning into a slave state. How, you ask? The plantation ...
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Editorial: Pension solution must address the issue of controlDec 06, 2012 4:00 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz is doing something all too few of her colleagues in Springfield appear willing to venture. The Northbrook Democrat keeps offering specific prop...