Kane County Opinion
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Embarrassed about Walsh’s hypocrisyOct 26, 2012 4:40 am - Recently I had the opportunity to hear both Congressman Joe Walsh and Tammy Duckworth being interviewed on television. During that interview, Congressman Walsh went on a...
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Walsh hardly David to Duckworth’s GoliathOct 26, 2012 4:40 am - Regarding C. Poole’s comments on David and Goliath. Joe Walsh is an incumbent Congressman and recipient of significant external SuperPAC support and television advertisi...
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Kenyon gets results for Kane CountyOct 26, 2012 4:40 am - This election season, we have a lot of choices regarding who we want to represent us. As a state representative, I’ve had the opportunity to work with many talented elec...
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Editorial: The win-win of first-time forgivenessOct 25, 2012 9:35 am - In 2009, the average number of inmates in Illinois prisons stood at 45,545. It grew to 47,504 the next year and to 48,978 in 2011, according to annual reports from the I...
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It’s time wealthy paid their wayOct 25, 2012 4:40 am - The highly compensated Republicans are trying to convince you that raising the rate of the top tax bracket to where it was under Clinton would be “class warfare.” As a f...
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Deer hunting in Kane not what we wantOct 25, 2012 4:40 am - I’m a lifelong resident of Carpentersville. Recently, it has come to my attention that the Kane County Forest Preserve board has approved bow hunting of deer in our fore...
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DuPage board’s attendance problemOct 25, 2012 4:30 am - DuPage board’s attendance problem It is always good to see a politician keep his word and stick to it. DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin made the statement a ...
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Editorial: Preckwinkle gives and takes Cook taxesOct 24, 2012 9:35 am - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle didn’t initiate a 1-percentage-point county sales tax increase in 2008, Her predecessor Todd Stroger did. But Preckwinkle di...
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Geneva teachers pitch disingenuousOct 24, 2012 4:40 am - Geneva teachers argue they should be granted pay increases because District 304 has a $35 million reserve in the general education fund and can afford raises. If the dis...
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Geneva teachers an investment in kidsOct 24, 2012 4:40 am - I recently wrote a long letter to the Geneva school board concerning negotiations. Excerpts follow. “I am worried about the potential for you to miss this last chance to...