Opinion Stories from June 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: All suburbs hurt by Island Lake’s missed opportunityJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - When Charles Amrich took over as Island Lake’s mayor last month, we were optimistic positive changes were coming to the town that has wrestled with years of political st...
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Let’s bring the troops home nowJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - The PBS Memorial Day program at the National Mall was outstanding. The information on the 27 veterans who kill themselves each day because they are not getting what they...
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Be wary of costs of new a downtownJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - The proposed development of a “downtown” for Buffalo Grove includes a theater. What do we in Buffalo Grove know that they don’t know in Arlington Heights? The financial ...
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Openness crucial in Barrington fire district talksJun 04, 2013 5:56 pm - Government finance and the Great Recession of 2008 have provided new challenges to municipalities and first responders in our mission to guarantee public safety. In many...
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Identifying the real number of border crossingsJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - Security along the U.S. border with Mexico is perhaps the key factor in the debate over comprehensive immigration reform. Those who believe the border is mostly secure a...
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Sewage a threat to Lake Michigan waterJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - Since 2007, more than 21 billion gallons of sewage and dirty wastewater have been dumped into our beautiful Lake Michigan, polluting the water that the people, including...
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Gas prices reflect our complacencyJun 04, 2013 4:40 am - Gas prices reflect our complacency I read Marni Pyke’s article regarding the current (ridiculous) gas pricing. It can tried to be explained away to the cows come ho...
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Government causing end to middle classJun 04, 2013 4:40 am - Government causing end to middle class The latest pension plan has been shot down. In my opinion, any plan that is going to cost the taxpayers one more dime on thei...
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Consolidation bill a bipartisan effortJun 04, 2013 4:30 am - Consolidation bill a bipartisan effort Two years ago, DuPage County embarked on a mission to reduce the size, scope and cost of local government. After achieving so...
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NRA represents millions of votersJun 04, 2013 4:30 am - NRA represents millions of voters In her recent letter, Linda Dickey gets it all wrong. First, she refers to “gun fanatics” and says most gun owners wouldn’t mind “...
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