Kane County Opinion
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Editorial: Fearing the suburbs video gambling gold rushJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - There seems to be something of a gold rush recently among many suburban communities’ officials to approve video gambling. It’s been approved in Huntley, Fox Lake, Waucon...
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Photogs’ faves: From MJ to ?GuatemalaJun 24, 2012 5:00 am - So, Patrick Kunzer’s irascible photo editor tells him to get something other than the standard head-on shot. Something we’ve never seen before, maybe a behind-the-scenes...
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State doesn’t need redundant positionsJun 24, 2012 4:40 am - On June 18, Gov. Quinn signed Senate Bill 179, which created the position of a State Actuary to oversee the five state-funded pension systems. In essence, this position ...
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We let our government destroy the economyJun 24, 2012 4:40 am - When we felt threatened by the Russian government years ago, a famous Russian said that not a single shot need be fired; all we need to do is destroy your economy. In th...
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The SoapboxJun 23, 2012 5:00 am - 25 years for kids museum: DuPage County should be proud that the vision of Louise Beem and Dorothy Carpenter, who used a station wagon to move exhibits from one home to...
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Can’t do nothing about health careJun 23, 2012 4:40 am - Craig Conn’s “Beware the Payment Advisory Board” letter appeared immediately above Froma Harrop’s “Modern America Needs Health Plan” in the June 17 edition of the Daily ...
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Foster wrong on Dodd-Frank billJun 23, 2012 4:40 am - In the June 19 edition of the Daily Herald, 11th Congressional District candidate Bill Foster pushes the Democratic Party message by suggesting that the Dodd-Frank bill ...
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Where are the jobs the GOP promised?Jun 22, 2012 5:00 am - I’d like to get a perspective out to the public about these multimillion-dollar companies that are not paying their fair share of taxes because the Republicans believe t...
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Editorial: Protest by intimidation is bad formJun 21, 2012 5:00 am - We all expect public officials to be accessible and willing to listen to concerns even of individuals or groups with whom they do not agree. But to get a knock on the do...
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Editorial: The value of discretion in traffic controlJun 20, 2012 5:00 am - Set aside for a moment the question of whether Aurora needs to crack down on vehicles in town with heavily tinted windows. The safety of police officers, not to mention ...