Kendall County Opinion
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Society will suffer from budget cutsJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently, a state legislator told me that he couldn't vote for a tax increase because he didn't know how the additional revenues would be spent. He voiced the understand...
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Ultimately, it comes down to the cost of livingJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 1, like many of you, I paid our property tax bills. My tax bill has increased 27 percent in two years. I hear the blame to include school districts, park distric...
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Don't let the bullies wear you downJun 20, 2009 11:00 pm - I returned from Springfield with quite an eye-opening education to the state's budget process, as well as how to survive on minimal sleep. It is so great to be back in m...
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Waubonsie will help transfer studentsJun 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding your story related to the opening of Metea Valley High School, when Metea is opened next school year and new attendance boundaries take effect, some sophomore ...
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Tired of grousing over Metea ValleyJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I, for one, am completely sick and tired of all the negativity surrounding Metea Valley and the complaints from Neuqua students and parents who are now going to Waubonsi...
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Playtime over; take their toys awayJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I have always wondered why it is that some unsuspecting politician/lobbyist is periodically culled from the herd and prosecuted over pay-to-play behavior. It is after al...
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Let the Obamas have their dateJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Give me a break. Now the press is stirring the pot regarding the Obama's date night. Our lackluster past president spent 487 days at Camp David and a whopping 490 days a...
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Aurora alderman calls for changeJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - On June 1, like many of you, I paid our property tax bills. My tax bill has increased 27 percent in two years. I hear the blame to include school districts, park distric...
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This is not what Madison envisionedJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, once said, "With respect to the words general welfare, I have always regarded them as qualified by the detail of powers co...
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Fooling ourselves on economic planJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The United States government is expanding at an alarming rate, far beyond the capability of the taxpayers to pay for it. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office sees...