Kane County Opinion
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“Obama: 2016” a must-see movieSep 04, 2012 4:40 am - Just saw the movie, “Obama: 2016,” recently. The theater was packed. Yet everything was orderly and quiet. You could hear a pin drop. This movie is not fiction. It is a ...
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Roskam letter prompts skepticismSep 04, 2012 4:24 am - Roskam letter prompts skepticism Well, Peter J. Roskam is at it again. He is now sending out letters to the people of the 6th District telling us how he introduced ...
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Editorial: The hopeful signs for workers in 2012Sep 03, 2012 5:00 am - On the day set aside to celebrate the role of working people in American economic life, it can be a little unnerving to contemplate the state of “labor” in 2012. In many...
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Nothing good about this Dist. 15 budgetSep 03, 2012 4:52 am - How disgusting to read the front page of the Daily Herald on Aug. 9 that the District 15 board was high on the new budget. They are spending $5 million more than they ta...
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Pressure on Mathias over StoneSep 03, 2012 4:52 am - We were greatly disappointed to hear that state Rep. Sidney Mathias ducked direct questions posed at his Town Hall meeting regarding his collaboration with and support f...
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Court cameras: Crucial but underwhelming?Sep 02, 2012 5:00 am - One big, fat journalism trap local newspapers can fall into is the “no effect seen here” story. It stems from the well-intentioned effort to “localize” a big story. Repo...
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Economy above all else in campaignSep 02, 2012 4:40 am - There are many issues in this campaign that have nothing to do with the economy — unemployment, debt, deficit, spiraling entitlement costs and many other important issue...
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Robinson an Obama apologistSep 02, 2012 4:40 am - Eugene Robinson should not be calling the GOP liars. This label may fit both Democrats and Republicans. A fact is President Obama took $716 billion out of Medicare to fi...
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Medicare increase was exaggeratedSep 02, 2012 4:40 am - In the Sunday, Aug. 19, issue of the Daily Herald Mr. Morrissey of Huntley indicated Plan B of Medicare will rise in cost to $247 per person per month in two years from ...
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Happiness doesn’t come that easilySep 01, 2012 4:40 am - A recent Herald article, titled “Be Happy,” offered a sadly shortsighted view on the subject. The article espouses that if we stop complaining, focus on the positive, gi...