Deer Park Opinion
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Need justifies tax hike in Deer ParkOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The village of Deer Park wants to raise its retail sales tax by a quarter percentage point to pay for long-standing road and drainage problems. The village's 2003 road p...
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Teach Chinese to students early onOct 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Barrington Unit District 220 has the right idea teaching Chinese in the elementary schools. Our schools need to revamp and update the language programs. Spanish, German...
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State House District 51: RiessOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - We're impressed with both candidates running for state representative in Illinois House District 51, which takes in a sizable portion of central and southwestern Lake Co...
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St. Viator golf team owes many for its glory runOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The past four years have resulted in the St. Viator golf team running the table with three State 3A championships and one runner up trophy. None of this would have been ...
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A groundbreaking school allianceOct 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It is an idea that makes so much sense that it doesn't seem possible that it could be groundbreaking. The wonder is that it is news at all. The wonder is that it hasn't ...
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Turner deserves county board seatSep 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I am endorsing Keith Turner in the upcoming election for Lake County Board member District 8, and I strongly recommend and ask that you vote for him on Nov. 2. As a Demo...
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Bean is right on tax cutsSep 28, 2010 11:00 pm - As the owner of a small manufacturing company, I applaud Rep. Melissa Bean's recent call to maintain the current tax cuts in the short term. Like many small businesses, ...
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Trost: Why I resigned Deer Park boardSep 26, 2010 11:00 pm - On 9/9/10, I submitted my resignation as trustee of Deer Park. I feel it is important to let residents know why. It was my hope when I was elected that as a board we cou...
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Progress in study of college fundingSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It was encouraging last week to hear a near-universal consensus of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission in favor of the concept of performance-based funding - t...
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Tips shouldn't be requestedSep 02, 2010 11:00 pm - The bartender who wrote on Aug. 27 commented on tipping at "open bars" at a banquet. If the management has arranged with the host for set prices, gratuity is assumed to ...