Kane County Opinion
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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...
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Ethics-based choicesSep 10, 2018 1:00 am - With college football starting, the Big 10 should know that my high school daughter will not submit an application for admission to Penn State (child molestation scandal...