Kane County Opinion
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Cut salaries of those who create taxesJul 11, 2012 5:00 am - Cut salaries of those who create taxes I’m tired of these taxes affecting us citizens who can least afford it, the latest being $1 a pack on cigarettes. The tax is ...
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Emanuel piqued by Ricketts familyJul 11, 2012 4:40 am - Once again, liberals are fighting against job creation and hurting the middle class. A conservative group dallied with the notion of an ad that showed the relationship b...
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Walsh put foot in mouth againJul 11, 2012 4:40 am - U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh’s criticism of Tammy Duckworth, for touting her military service when she was gravely wounded, is further proof that he is just a right-wing loudmout...
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Practice what you preachJul 11, 2012 4:40 am - On May 24, you published an editorial that discussed the efforts of the Daily Herald staff to weed out letters to the editor “containing patently ridiculous claims or hi...
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FairTax is the only fair taxJul 10, 2012 4:40 am - The FairTax system is a bill, languishing in the House Ways and Means Committee. Unless the entire bill becomes common knowledge, it will never get a fair hearing. Those...
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ComEd did great job restoring powerJul 10, 2012 4:40 am - We just wanted to give a shout out to the ComEd team that addressed the downed wire and subsequent fire damage in Gilberts on July 4. An auto accident took out a telepho...
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Obama a no-show on 4th? Must be un-AmericanJul 10, 2012 4:00 am - I thought the July 4 birthday show from Washington was beautiful and patriotic. How come the president could not come out and wish America a happy birthday? Without a do...
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Editorial: No room for confidentiality in public dealsJul 09, 2012 6:54 pm - The concern for confidentiality in some employment relationships is understandable, especially when things don’t work out as planned. But when it involves a government j...
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Editorial: Use the new tool to help Cook taxpayersJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re a Cook County taxpayer, did you spend any time with the 139-page special section county officials put together and inserted into the newspaper recently? It rea...
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Editorial: Duckworth, Walsh and the politics of gotchaJul 08, 2012 5:00 am - Permit us, please, to make this nonpartisan observation about the 8th District Congressional race between Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry and Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estate...