Kane County Opinion
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A woman ready to lead in CongressSep 24, 2018 1:00 am - The midterm elections of 2018 are very likely to go down in history as the year that women finally became ascendant in U.S. electoral politics, on their way to becoming ...
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Time to remove dangerous chief executiveSep 24, 2018 1:00 am - The history of the present POTUS is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these state...
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National security and preschool learningSep 21, 2018 1:00 am - After reading "Only 1 in 4 kindergartners really ready for school, survey shows," I am troubled by the impact on our national security and support more investments in ea...
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Committee sends Longmeadow toll bridge funding to full Kane County BoardSep 18, 2018 1:00 am - Commuters on the north end of Kane County will have a new Fox River crossing option in the form of a 95-cent toll bridge if the full county board follows the lead set Tu...
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Multi-year planning, efficiencies helping Dist. 211 operate free of debtSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - A recent headline in the Daily Herald read that the Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 budget lowers costs and forecasts a $7.9 million surplus. Understandably...
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Editorial: Complaining over the wrong distractions in Van Dyke prosecutionSep 16, 2018 11:00 pm - As a nationally watched murder trial gets under way in Chicago, the chairman of the Kane County Board is worried about the wrong distractions involving the trial's prose...
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Time for Palatine to revisit raising the minimum wageSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - On May 8, 2017, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and the Village Council unanimously opted out of the Cook County ordinances increasing the minimum wage and instituting paid ...
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Underwood says Hultgren sold out on tax cutsSep 13, 2018 1:00 am - Lauren Underwood added her voice this week to those of 14th Congressional District residents who told Rep. Randy Hultgren last month that they are not impressed by the r...
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Use your voice. VoteSep 13, 2018 1:00 am - Now anyone in Illinois can vote from the comfort of their home. No need to stand in lines. You can easily request a ballot by mail or get one online at ILVoteAtHome.org....
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Gifts of serviceSep 10, 2018 1:00 am - I am inspired by those who speak of the dead over those of the living who lead us in Washington. Our examples are Aretha Franklin compared to Donald Trump. John McCain c...