Diamond Lake Opinion
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Letter from Mundelein: Socialist dream is impossibleJul 08, 2018 11:00 pm - I just learned something interesting. Who came up with the 80/20 rule? Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto. According to Wikipedia, he was born in 1848, an Italian engineer,...
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President's behavior embarrasses nationJun 21, 2018 11:00 pm - I have always been a proud American, that is until Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States. Now, I have never been so embarrassed to be an American. T...
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Editorial: Rooting for Mundelein's bold plan to share superintendentMay 29, 2018 1:00 am - Decades ago, schools in Mundelein investigated consolidating, and they have revisited the idea several times since then. But the concept always has been stalled by conc...
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A stand against public-paid golden parachutesMay 01, 2018 11:00 pm - What happens when a top government administrator gets sent packing? Often, lawyers for the employer and employee negotiate, a severance package is worked out, all agree ...
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Endorsement: Broad for the Democrats as Lake County clerkMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - The two Democratic primary candidates for Lake County clerk tout vastly different personal experience in making their case for who is best suited to lead the office. Ve...
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Endorsement: Wynes for the GOP in Congress Dist. 10Feb 19, 2018 10:00 pm - After almost a decade of swinging back and forth between Democratic U.S. Rep. Brad Schneider and former Republican U.S. Rep. Bob Dold, the 10th Congressional District ha...
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Government as servantFeb 05, 2018 12:00 am - President Trump mentioned America's exceptionalism in his State of the Union speech. How is America exceptional? America is exceptional because the Founding Fathers turn...
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'Twilight Zone' lessonFeb 04, 2018 12:00 am - Who knew Vladimir Putin and his Russian authoritarian apparatus were fans of Rod Serling's "Twilight Zone"? It appears they've learned the lessons of Episode 22 in their...
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Don't ignore value of primariesJan 27, 2018 12:00 am - Recently, in the editorial "The nuance behind Biss criticism of Madigan," you talk about how Biss and Kennedy have criticized Madigan and their possible reasonings behin...
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Blame for shutdownsJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - I'd like to share some words of wisdom about government shutdowns with my fellow citizens: "A shutdown falls on the President's lack of leadership. He can't even control...