Crystal Lake Opinion
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Throwing out rules for other nationsAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - It is nice to see that the United States government over the years has incorporated all these rules and regulations for products Made in the USA. Then it turns its bac...
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A plan that 'looks good' isn't enoughAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I am excited Richard Rohlfing is aware of the problems within our present medical system. I, too, am concerned. But I am also concerned about traveling a road fraught wi...
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Still ignoring facts on gun controlAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - I just love it when the Herald prints a letter from a citizen making an impassioned plea for gun control. He rails on and on about violent crimes that have been committe...
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Tell Cary that you oppose gravel pitAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I am an 11-year-plus resident of Cary, and I am opposed to having any gravel pit in Cary. A gravel pit is a potential health hazard, may have negative impact on home val...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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Soapbox: Sickening swims; benefits of publicity?Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Anybody but us think it shouldn't take an Illinois Department of Public Health warning to know it isn't wise to let pets cavort in human swimming pools? Yet some pet lov...
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All pit votes should have been 'no'Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - All pit votes should have been 'no' Congratulations to the three zoning appeals board members who voted "no" at the July 26 public meeting. My question to the three who ...
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Wanted by disillusioned public: leadersAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - While candidates and pundits wonder endlessly if a presidential wannabe is black enough or woman enough, too Mormon, too liberal or too conservative, voters and taxpaye...
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Emotion, conflict help put life in budget storiesAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Budget stories always present a quandary for newspapers. On one hand, tracking how governments spend tax money is one of the most important things we do in a democracy....
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Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...