Cary Opinion
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Endorsement: Schakowsky over Wolfe in 9th Congressional DistrictOct 09, 2012 5:00 am - We're more than a little torn about our endorsement in the 9th Congressional District. We have endorsed Jan Schakowsky of Evanston in the past and in particular are char...
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Professional vs. political managementOct 06, 2012 4:40 am - We are all aware there are several key decisions on the ballot this November. One question that very few voters have seen before is the referendum question on the creati...
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Where did moderate Republicans go?Oct 03, 2012 4:40 am - I’m a resident of the 52nd State House District, where right-wing Republican David McSweeney is running against Independent Dee Beaubien. No Democratic candidate is runn...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Don’t knock a wise investorSep 16, 2012 4:40 am - Recently you printed a letter written by Alfred Y. Kirkland Jr. accusing Paul Ryan of not being a “man of the people.” I researched how Mr. Ryan became a millionaire and...
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Editorial: Wildlife refuge will be boon for ’burbsAug 24, 2012 5:00 am - After the Black Hawk War, in the early 1830s when white settlers pushed into the Fox River Valley, they encountered a rolling landscape carved by a glacier. The area was...
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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Politicans to blame for pension problemAug 10, 2012 4:40 am - Our governor has appeared on the news promoting his aggressive plan to dismantle the state pension program under the guise of improving the education of our children. Th...
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Don’t raise taxes for MCCAug 09, 2012 4:40 am - I have read several articles recently about MCC’s perceived need to expand. The big impression I came away with is that the growth is not going to happen and this white ...