Kane County Opinion
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Emanuel should be the Safety MayorApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - Mayor Emanuel, I like you. And, many around town like the job you are doing thus far. Thank you. I’m sure you are aware the homicide rate in Chicago was incredibly high ...
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Conservatives are better at givingApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - As President Obama harps on greedy “millionaires and billionaires,” one should look at who the generous people in this country are. Arthur Brooks, professor of sociology...
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Why don’t the Democrats get it?Apr 24, 2012 1:00 am - The U.S. has recently received the dubious honor of having the highest corporate tax rate in the entire world. At a staggering 39.2 percent, how long is it going to take...
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Military draft should be reinstatedApr 24, 2012 1:00 am - The military draft should be reinstated. If there was a draft, we would have never gone to Iraq and we would have been out of Afganistan. The politicans are using the po...
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A great Romney running mate: RiceApr 23, 2012 2:57 pm - A prevailing thought in our world of today’s politics seems to be: “It really makes very little difference just whom a presidential candidate selects to be the vice-pres...
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Will we cut benefits for lawmakers, too?Apr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, there have been many articles and suggestions put forth about the “new reality” regarding the Teachers’ Retirement System and how to fund the system. The TRS h...
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Penalties indicate mismanagementApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Did anyone else see the front page of the Daily Herald on April 12th? If you did and you are a taxpayer, you should be fuming. Here is a big reason why we pay outlandish...
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Raise cigarette tax right awayApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - The American Heart Association strongly supports Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to increase the cigarette tax as part of his plan to stabilize Illinois’ Medicaid system. The ...
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Remap shenanigans occur elsewhere, tooApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - Last year, I heard that Illinois Republicans were upset over the redistricting map the Democratic legislature and Gov. Pat Quinn accepted because it favored Democrats. H...
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Volunteers, donors made special needs fundraiser goApr 23, 2012 5:00 am - I would like to thank all 1,300 people who came out to our Cupcakes And A Cause event, to raise money for Special Olympics, The Best Buddies Club at Hoffman Estates High...