Diamond Lake Opinion
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The SoapboxApr 29, 2011 12:00 am - Altruism is alive and well: It’s one thing to offer help to someone you know and love, but there’s something even more virtuous about sacrificing for the benefit of a co...
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Require backup cameras now, not laterApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - Every major leap in automobile safety has come with inexplicable pushback from those who complain about added costs and abrogation of personal rights. The seat belt was ...
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Higher income tax only hurting IllinoisApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Quinn sent all of us a clear message with his recent tax hike. He wants us to clean up the mess he and his mops in Springfield created. The Illinois Policy Institut...
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Township bus makes seniors independentApr 25, 2011 12:00 am - In regards to an article in the Herald regarding the townships: I am an elderly widow with no means of transportation. I take the township bus at least two times a week,...
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Don’t lose skill of cursive writingApr 24, 2011 12:00 am - Some modern teachers have decided that children don’t have to learn how to write anymore, they want to eliminate cursive writing in school. This is not a good idea. The...
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Convicted murderers should not be freeApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - Regarding the Our View in the April 13 issue of the Herald that was entitled “Add a registry for convicted murderers,” I first have to say I totally agree that we should...
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We need oil, not quipsApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - The local news has just informed me that gas prices in the Chicago area may top $5 per gallon and the Saudi government is floating the idea of $200 to $300 a barrel for ...
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Compromise needed on budgetApr 23, 2011 12:00 am - I am writing to express my opinion on the current budget problem going on in our government. I feel that both parties are taking too much pride in themselves and not ste...
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Safety must drive towing feesApr 19, 2011 2:00 am - Is it about safety? Or is it about money? We’ve raised that question regarding red-light cameras in the suburbs spitting out $100 violations that cushion municipal coffe...
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College Illinois must not failApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - When we adopting our daughter from China, we immediately bought life insurance and bought into the College Illinois program. I spent two years lobbying our legislators t...