Deerfield Opinion
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County has great record of preservationDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - I am writing in response to the letter to the editor submitted by Paul Showers in the Dec. 7 titled "Forest Preserve shows 'dump' mentality." The Lake County Forest Pr...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...
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Editorial: Patience, good will help close river trail dealOct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials soon will cut the ribbon on the long-awaited completion of one of the agency's most popular attractions that's been decade...
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Editorial: U of I wrong home for renowned postcard archivesOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Picture postcards were the pre-Facebook way to brag about your vacation to people who were stuck back at home or in the office. Some showed dramatic landscapes or points...
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Simple licensing would solve gun problemOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - I laugh. But how could I laugh at another tragedy of gun violence? Because I laugh as though the politicians and the newspaper editorial sections act like there is no so...
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A candidate for change in 10th DistrictSep 30, 2015 1:00 am - The current U.S. Congress has an 11 percent approval rating, and yet, incumbents are re-elected 90 percent of the time. The only way to improve the way that Congress fun...
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Budget impasse brutal to service providersSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - As we begin the third month of a budget impasse in Springfield, United Way of Lake County would like to call our state leaders' attention to the very real disruption the...
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Support campaign funding reformAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - As the race for Congress gears up again in the 10th District, I am startled to see the most recent fundraising figures that suggest that candidates are on track to raise...
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Cartoonist's slip was out of orbitAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - While I appreciate the depiction of Trump as 'way out there,' I was disappointed Jeff Stahler got the positions of Jupiter and Mars reversed. Harold Rossi Hanover Park...
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County can keep improving without harmful sales taxJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - We've had this debate before, and my opinion hasn't changed since our last go-round under Todd Stroger with raising the sales tax on the hardworking taxpayers of Cook Co...