Opinion Stories from March 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Editorial: Board members' duty to set example on spending controlsMar 14, 2014 5:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify information provided by the College of Lake County, details of revisions to the board's policies have been changed. For most College of La...
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Elect treasurer who can keep promisesMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - Hardly a week goes by where I don't read a letter to the editor complaining about property taxes being too high - for good reason. They are too high, especially here in ...
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Taxpayers should not support regional venueMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - In all the discussions I have heard and read about concerning the prospect of issuing over $11 million in bonds to rebuild the Brainerd School. no one has mentioned anot...
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Business experience won't assure government successMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - Every so often voters are wooed by businessmen entering politics because they want to "run government like a business." The appeal of this to sentient taxpayers weary of...
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Candidate's record of lowering taxesMar 14, 2014 12:01 am - Candidate's record of lowering taxes In an election that has multiple people running for the same position, it can be hard to find what differences there are betwee...
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Candidate all about humilityMar 14, 2014 12:01 am - Candidate all about humility I believe true leadership comes with humility and compromise. That is why I am supporting Steve Andersson for state representative. I e...
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Do due diligence on the candidatesMar 14, 2014 12:01 am - Do due diligence on the candidates This is regarding the March 12 article, "County board members Provenzano, McClellan want to be clerk" For those of you choosing a...
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Watch out for union influence in electionMar 14, 2014 12:01 am - Watch out for union influence in election People have historically not bothered to vote in primaries. This one is very important, since the Republican candidate for...
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Reputation for honesty strong in careerMar 14, 2014 12:01 am - I am supporting Steve Andersson for state representative for the 65th District in the Republican primary. Steve has earned a reputation for honesty and integrity during ...
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Grab Dem ballots, independentsMar 14, 2014 12:01 am - Grab Dem ballots, independents There is nothing compelling about the 2014 GOP gubernatorial candidates that could cause independents to grab Republican primary ball...