Kane County Opinion
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Liberal bias is showing in HeraldMay 12, 2012 5:00 am - Liberal bias is showing in Herald Your front page story by Dann Gire and Jamie Sotonoff reported comments by Ted Nugent about his rants against the Supreme Court an...
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Show your support for SCARCEMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - SCARCE (School and Community Assistance for Recycling and Composting Education) is not scarce when it comes to support of environmental education. They do an amazing amo...
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Pay-for-bus plan won’t save muchMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - I am writing in response to an April 21 article entitled, “Pay to ride the school bus?” The state’s latest plan to save money might be unwise for several reasons. First...
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Cigarette tax hike is solid legislationMay 11, 2012 3:17 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to fund the Medicaid program by increasing the cigarette tax by $1 per pack is poised to be one of the greatest achievements of his administrat...
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Wars funded; what about post offices?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Due to the privatization craze to which both major political parties have succumbed, the U.S. post office in Rolling Meadows will be closing on May 25. But rest easy kno...
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Where do our tax dollars really go?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Invest in America! Well, I do. I pay my taxes. A government official will use the catch phrase “It’s only a few dollars” when asking for a tax increase. Well, only a fe...
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Honoring mothers for their sacrificesMay 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Much in the news these days has been the discussion of stay-at-home mothers. Nothing in my 39 years within the struggle for life and family has angered me more than unpr...
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Bogus justification for deer killsMay 11, 2012 11:32 am - Biologist Daniel Ludwig left out some key facts in his bogus justification to slaughter deer as a tool to control chronic wasting disease. Crucial among these well-estab...
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Editorial: Sensible addition to the recycling mixMay 11, 2012 10:48 am - We love to hate the plastic bags that hold our groceries. They’re strong and easy to handle, but we know they harm wildlife, get snagged in tree branches and decay ...
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Constitution is up for grabsMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - According to some of the justices on the Supreme Court, the Constitution of the United States is a dead document. The Founding Fathers could not anticipate all the progr...