Kane County Opinion
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Immigration law a big disconnectJun 29, 2012 4:40 am - Can anyone explain to me why all of the border sheriffs and border patrol agents try their hardest, at their peril, to stop illegals from entering our country, but once ...
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Editorial: Donating now, or later, can be lifesaverJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - Chris Doing of Carpentersville and Kalin Koychev of Wheeling are two very special men. Both stepped forward to help a young boy they'd never met have a better life. Both...
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Dems never had lock on CongressJun 28, 2012 5:00 am - I repeatedly hear pundits, politicians and ordinary people mistakenly claim that President Obama had a Congressional majority for two years and failed to pass legislatio...
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Take government back from the richJun 27, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Mr. Anthony Nelson, for your June 16 letter supporting and applauding the efforts of all progressives working to wrestle our government back from the rich, po...
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Private sector needs its jobs back firstJun 27, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, when President Obama said the private sector economy “was doing fine,” I was rather stunned. When he tried to clarify his statement, he merely added more confu...
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Some thanks for years of serviceJun 27, 2012 4:40 am - Dear Gov. Quinn, I am a recent retiree and I just wanted to thank you for taking away my health care and by punishing me for my dedicated work to the state of Illinois. ...
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Editorial: New approach, new hope in heroin fightJun 26, 2012 7:32 am - Despite the best efforts of community leaders and government agencies across the suburbs to battle heroin, it has proved to be a resilient and dangerous opponent. But no...
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Courtesy toward elders still existsJun 26, 2012 5:00 am - Teenage and adult courtesy has not died yet. I am 85 years old, and it surprises me how often I get help from someone I do not know, whether it’s getting asked if I need...
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Editorial: A new approach to train for manufacturing jobsJun 25, 2012 6:00 am - Regular readers of our Opinion Page commentaries know that we long have been impressed by Harper College President Kenneth Ender’s energizing call for an integrated appr...
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Join fight against modern-day slaveryJun 24, 2012 5:24 am - While the U.S. has long been a global leader in the fight against modern-day slavery, this Congress has thus far failed to pass a critical piece of anti-trafficking legi...