Crystal Lake Opinion
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So, who’s guilty of breaking law?Aug 14, 2011 4:00 am - In a recent announcement, the state expropriated money supposedly donated to charities via Illinois tax returns for operational costs. And that raises an interesting que...
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Dems should stop childish blame gameAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - Last February after the assassination attempt on Gabby Giffords, Obama called for a new civil tone. I guess the liberals/Democrats refuse to listen to their own elected ...
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Animal control not a drain on taxpayersAug 10, 2011 4:00 am - I would like to comment on your Aug. 3 article about Kane County Animal Control. I served on the KCAC Animal Control Task Force as a representative of Metro West Council...
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Let's solve our hunger challenge nowAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - It's easy to imagine how it starts. First, you're laid off. Then begins the sad scramble to apply for unemployment aid. Even with that, you face figuring out whether to ...
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Handicapped spots are for handicapped peopleAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - I’ve just come from the Huntley Post Office. There is one handicapped parking space in front of the post office, on the east side of Woodstock Street, facing north. A bl...
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Limit p-card use, ensure transparencyAug 05, 2011 3:00 am - It’s much easier to hand a clerk your debit card than it is to hand over money. It’s one reason casinos have you play with chips instead of cash. So it follows that it’s...
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Who will save planet if not us?Aug 03, 2011 3:00 am - I am a Columbia College Chicago student and like many students my age I see solutions to the urgent climate crisis being pushed aside by our politicians and media in fav...
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Don’t use GI’s as pawns in budget debateAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - An open letter to the President: As Commander in Chief, using the military as a pawn in the debt debate was despicable. How are you going to look a GI in the eye when yo...
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Now, let's find long-term solution to debt problemAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - So, the question of the day is, have we just averted a disastrous economic crisis or have we simply witnessed the final wrap on a scene we'll see in reruns two years fro...
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The SoapboxJul 30, 2011 3:00 am - The $117,000 Walsh owes his kids: Well, we guess you could call U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry a role model of sorts. He says government must spend less. And then he rep...