Kane County Opinion
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Changing times is no argument for gun controlAug 13, 2018 1:00 am - After reading another liberal Second Amendment zealot, I had to reply. To Charles Brown of Naperville: Yes, the Second Amendment was signed in 1791 and no, there were no...
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President should tone down rhetoricAug 12, 2018 1:00 am - Jan. 8, 2011, U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords was nearly killed when she had a rally. At the time, there was conjecture that the shooting happened due to the actions of an oppo...
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President constantly mocking patriotsAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - At a recent campaign event, President Donald Trump mocked George H.W. Bush's promotion of American volunteerism. At the same event, Trump mocked Sen. John McCain, former...
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Let's put a huge tax on political adsAug 11, 2018 1:00 am - Not a day goes by when we don't see, hear or read about the state of Illinois' revenue woes. And, not a day goes by without each of us being bombarded with political ads...
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Are schools checking electric rates?Aug 11, 2018 1:00 am - A few years ago, electric bills were sky high and towns had residents sign up with an alternative company to ComEd for a discounted rate. Around two years later, I found...
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Columnist's simplistic view of povertyAug 10, 2018 1:00 am - "Poverty is no mystery, and it's easily avoidable," Walter E. Williams wrote in the Daily Herald. If it were so avoidable, then why has poverty existed for so long all o...
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Welcome to our villageAug 09, 2018 1:00 am - If you have traveled south down Route 25 toward Butterfield Road the last few days, you have been greeted with a disgusting sight. The brush along the road on the river ...
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High court turnaboutAug 08, 2018 1:00 am - Republicans have the gall to complain that Democrats are attempting to slow down the confirmation hearings for Judge Kavanaugh, when it was Senate Republicans who refuse...
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Don't despair. VoteAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Readers may think of these times as a new "Dark Age" of politics, but we should not despair. People need to vote, but not despair. About 50 years ago, there was a book d...
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Blame lawmakers who won't fix health care systemAug 06, 2018 1:00 am - Definition of "actuary": a person who compiles and analyzes statistics and uses them to calculate insurance risks and premiums. Opponents of Obamacare made all sorts of ...