Opinion Stories from November 2, 2012 (Change date)
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Get rid of 29 percentersNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - Percentages have been in the news quite a bit lately, but here is one that has not been addressed, the 29 percenters. Carol Sente and the other Democratic legislators in...
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Township assessor is always helpfulNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - I am writing this letter to praise the assessor’s office in Buffalo Grove. We’ve lived in Lincolnshire for six years and every year I pay a visit to the office on Main S...
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Mathias “gets it” on state budgetNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - I know you are just as tired as I am of seeing our hard-earned money get wasted in Springfield. Many state representatives have no problem spending our tax dollars on m...
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Go outside to fix prosecutor’s officeNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - We are former prosecutors in Lake County who believe that your analysis of the race for state’s attorney was superficial and incorrect. Like you, we are very concerned ...
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Shanes has qualities of excellent judgeNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - With all the other contested races on the ballot this November, you may feel that it is difficult to get excited about a judicial race. People often don’t know who the c...
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Think long-term and short on transportationNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - I’ve long felt that transportation is a key issue which impacts our daily lives and will continue to do so in the future. Unfortunately, the issue seems to always be cro...
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Vote Republican to counter MadiganNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - Mike Madigan is pouring millions of dollars into Democrat races throughout the state to keep his position as Illinois House Speaker. Already nearly $1 million has been s...
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Let kids pay for lake water?Nov 02, 2012 5:00 am - I agree Wauconda needs Lake Michigan water. I live in unincorporated Wauconda. So I don’t get to vote on this question. But I do get to pay for it. Wauconda is now over ...
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Libya failure proves Obama incompetenceNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - How tragic that the four Americans in The American Embassy in Libya had to lose their lives because of the incompetence of the current president and his administration. ...
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State reps can’t protect federal programsNov 02, 2012 5:00 am - In a recent mail piece, state Rep. Sid Mathias’ opponent claims she will protect Social Security and Medicare. As a senior, I believe in protecting Medicare and Social S...