Crystal Lake Opinion
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Extend ‘el’ all the way to HuntleyOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - In response to the proposed tollway increases, I would like to know: If the increases are to rebuild the tollway, why are we repaving the tollway now; why not wait until...
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Time for Sears to pay fair shareOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - I’m deeply disappointed in the attempts by legislators to extend the Sears economic development agreement and the lack of transparency in how the tax breaks have been us...
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Nothing wrong with feeding baby formulaOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - In reference to the Sept. 26 article. “Do hospital freebies undermine breast-feeding?,” it would be a shame if hospitals got rid of these free samples of formula. Not ev...
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Sears tax break a detriment to D300Oct 06, 2011 5:00 am - As an employee of Community Unit District 300, I believe that giving Sears this tax break along with the allowing the Village of Hoffman Estates to profit at the expense...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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Moving on from a public mistakeOct 04, 2011 9:00 am - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt used very poor judgment when she called 911 last Christmas Day to suggest dispatchers ignore her husband if he called. As a former Lake County Bo...
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Is Walsh character or lacking character?Oct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Walsh is a character? Now that Joe Walsh has announced his intentions to abandon his own district and run against the GOP incumbent Randy Hultgren, I can’t wait to s...
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Shine a light on adults with Asperger’sOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - I want to thank you for running the AP article about Aspiritech and finally calling attention to the adult autistic community. I have Asperger’s syndrome and experience ...
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Don’t glamorize the circus atmosphereOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - I would like to comment on the article posted on Thursday, Sept. 29 titled “Suburban vet visit will be long remembered.” I wish that the circus industry not be glamorize...
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Learn how to help those with epilepsySep 29, 2011 5:00 am - Did you know that most people living in America do not know what to do if they see someone having a seizure? Yet more than 3 million Americans live with epilepsy — a con...