Kane County Opinion
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A matter of prioritiesJan 07, 2019 12:00 am - It takes a special kind of person to believe teachers should have guns in their classrooms but not a salary increase. Jake Serafini Carpentersville ...
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Stop forcing beliefs on usJan 05, 2019 12:00 am - It didn't take long for the left to get re-energized from the recent House victory. Just the other evening, Jimmy Kimmel was throwing stones from "left" field at the fol...
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A wall strategyJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - Let's try this. Almost 70 million Americans cast their votes for Donald Trump. If each of them were to donate $75 toward building the wall "that Mexico will pay for," th...
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Setting the record straight on teacher pensionsDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - I would like to respond to Jack Kraus' letter of Dec. 11 re: teacher pensions. Mr. Kraus mentioned that "Illinois teachers are the highest paid teachers in the country w...
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School transition plan is unfairDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - Recently the District 300 Board voted to rezone children living in Gilberts from Hampshire Middle School to Dundee Middle School, but noting current students would be gr...
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On health care, power politics, GOP inflicting harmDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - For a revealing snapshot of where today's Republican Party stands, it would be difficult to surpass the Saturday, Dec. 15, front page. Headline: "Entirety of Obamacare o...
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An investigation in search of a crimeDec 17, 2018 12:00 am - Have the Democrats lost their collective minds? All I hear is impeach, impeach, impeach. We have a system for removing presidents. It's call elections. Choose a better c...
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Pensions are earnedDec 15, 2018 12:00 am - In response to Mr. Kraus' letter of Tuesday, Dec. 11, I would like to answer his question: Why should anyone be forced to pay for a teacher's pension? What teachers do i...
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Focus on serious newsDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - This writer is growing increasingly weary of the news media's constant slamming of President Donald Trump. Is it preferable to constantly display our ego, too? Can someo...
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Police officer should be fired for killingDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - An open letter to Elgin Police Chief Anna Lalley, City Manager Rick Kozal, Mayor Dave Kaptain and City Council members: We believe that the March 12 killing of DeCynthia...