Opinion Stories from March 13, 2014 (Change date)
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Referendum addresses human needMar 14, 2014 12:23 pm - A Daily Herald article earlier this week discusses the political side of the Show You Care Kane referendum. What it did not highlight is the human side of the story - th...
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County board needs savvy budgeting skillsMar 13, 2014 5:05 am - Terri Voss is clearly the best choice to represent the 10th District (Hawthorn Woods and Mundelein) on the Lake County Board. As mayor of Mundelein and a former village ...
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Christie avoids hard truths in speech to conservativesMar 13, 2014 5:05 am - Chris Christie began his much-awaited remarks at the Conservative Political Action Conference outside Washington recently with an anecdote that seemed to portend some to...
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We need candidate who'll fix SpringfieldMar 13, 2014 11:50 am - I just read the article in the Herald titled "If state had term limits," and I felt compelled to comment on it. It mentions "Rauner's plan cuts to the heart of the way S...
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GOP needs legislator's return to officeMar 13, 2014 5:05 am - For the Illinois GOP to regain the prominence it once held, we must return Ed Sullivan Jr. to Springfield in 2014. Sullivan has admirably represented the 51st House Dist...
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Team can get Illinois back on trackMar 13, 2014 5:05 am - There are a great many people chasing after the "new kid on the campaign block." To borrow a slogan from a recent presidential campaign, Mr. Bruce Rauner is a candidate ...
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Why is union support seen as a negative?Mar 13, 2014 5:05 am - State Sen. Kirk Dillard, a candidate for the Illinois Republican gubernatorial nomination, has received the endorsement of AFSME, a large public employee union. Dillard ...
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School upgrade good for communityMar 13, 2014 5:05 am - I'm a retired senior citizen on a fixed income. I've never had children or grandchildren in Round Lake Area District 116 schools, but I'm still going to vote "yes" for t...
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Let 'rookies' have a chance in SpringfieldMar 13, 2014 5:05 am - Your March 8 front page article, "If state had term limits," paints a picture that if we had term limits now, we would not have the benefit of longtime office holders in...
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Experience, commitment best for county boardMar 13, 2014 5:05 am - Every now and then successful, qualified individuals choose to turn their life upside down and become a candidate for political office. They don't have to do it. We all ...
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