Kendall County Opinion
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Kane needs to work on transparencyJun 11, 2011 1:00 am - On June 5, the Daily Herald reported that the legal costs of the suit between the Kane County Board and the circuit court clerk are close to the original amount requeste...
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Plan for extending life of MedicareJun 11, 2011 1:00 am - Now that Paul Ryan’s GOP plan to use vouchers to privatize Medicare is the official Republican plan, I think we should extend the same treatment to his supporters. The e...
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You helped maintain local state fundingJun 11, 2011 1:00 am - To the residents of St. Charles, On May 31, the Illinois General Assembly adjourned after an intense day of debating major issues and approving legislation. I am please...
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Halt Red Gate bridge; give Stearns chanceJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - This is a follow-up to James Fuller’s June 8 front page article, “Group fights bridge plan.” These were additional talking points brought up to the St. Charles City Coun...
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Living in a world of self-delusionJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - I begin by saying that Ted Utchen is a friend and at the same time one with whom I could not disagree with more when it comes to God. In the June 4 Fence Post, Mr. Utche...
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WW II facists were hardly socialistJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - In a June 8 letter, Jim Vanne made several outlandish claims that can only be described as an outright butchery of history. The most egregious of his claims was the asse...
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Say no to chatting while drivingJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - When I read editorials and letters to the editor regarding the dire financial condition of the state, there is almost always a call for reform, change, downsizing of gov...
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The absurdity of tax spending on lobbyistsJun 11, 2011 12:00 am - The Illinois Campaign for Political Reform released a report last week tallying the amounts local governments spent from July 2009 to July 2010 lobbying state government...
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Final thoughts from Rose Pageant momJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - As some people may feel this was just a pageant, these articles (errors in Rose Festival judging) have caused quite a stir. Some of your comments I found especially amu...
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God’s word is final on IsraelJun 10, 2011 12:00 am - For many years various political leaders have been trying to broker a “peace” between the Jews and the Palestinians. The name Palestine is derived from the name Philisti...