Kendall County Opinion
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Why aren’t we mining shale?Dec 10, 2011 4:00 am - I have been informed of the vast amounts of oil-laden shale in our sad state of Illinois. This shale can and is being mined. The example is Bismarck, N.D., which is now ...
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Halt payroll tax holidayDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Every pay period employers are required to deduct from their employees’ paychecks money that is administered by the Treasury Department. This money is deposited into two...
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Easier immigration isn’t that easyDec 10, 2011 4:00 am - Letter writer Valerie Carrion’s Nov. 23 letter (Easier immigration solution is needed) raised several issues to be better defined. Yes, our government and John Q. Public...
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Allow book rental; help ECC studentsDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - A school or a college’s job is not only to educate its students, but also help them and when possible in every way. I think that Elgin Community College should allow its...
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Keep shining light on heroin addictionDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - We would like to commend the Daily Herald for shining a light on the darkness of suburban heroin addiction and death. Here at the Robert Crown Center for Health Educatio...
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Elgin Symphony not alone in burbsDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - I must respectfully challenge your opinion in “Our View” Nov. 25, that “nowhere outside of Elgin, though, will you find a symphony orchestra.” This is not to take away f...
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Soup’s On! embodies Rotary’s hard workDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - The Rotary Club of Naperville recently held its fourth annual Soup’s On! event to end regional hunger and homelessness. A record 2,000 people visited the beautiful Tella...
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GOP can’t deny support for wealthyDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - Republicans protect their rich benefactors while falsely accusing the president of “class warfare.” This diversion doesn’t change the fact that they ignore the president...
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Newborns are hardly independentDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - Is abortion murder? That is for the lawyers and politicians to decided. Regardless, abortion does end a life. Theodore M. Utchen would call this a potential life and tha...
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Slots at Arlington good for horse racingDec 09, 2011 4:00 am - Illinois is losing business to other states in the gambling industry. The Illinois board would allow slots at Arlington Park. Adding slots at Arlington Park will not kil...