Diamond Lake Opinion
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Teachers are pension scapegoatsMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - No one could express the problem with the state pension shortfall more precisely and concisely than did Mr. Randall in his letter May 9. He said "... Illinois has the wo...
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Other states should follow Arizona's leadMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Arizona governor signed off on checking for illegals. Hopefully other states will follow suit. If you are here illegally, then you need to go. If you are here legall...
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Attacks up since Obama took overMay 14, 2010 11:00 pm - While I and other people may not agree on all the policies enacted by former President George Bush, there can be no doubt that after Sept. 11 we remained free from acts ...
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Unions drive up cost of teacher pensionsMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Your recent Sunday editorial on Springfield's broken promise on pensions makes an important point, but if the key question is accountability, you gave the teacher's unio...
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The real cost of gun controlMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - After hearing the news that consideration was being given to National Guard troops being dispatched to the city of Chicago to quell violence, I wanted to take the opport...
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Union advice must be good, right?May 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I noticed an article in the Daily Herald with the caption "State poised to miss pension payments." Then I recalled two recent conversations with teachers from separate s...
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Limiting government is the only solutionMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - As a 50-plus year resident of Barrington Hills, I am forced to respectfully disagree with our current Mayor. (April 20 Fence Post) and small businessman. The health care...
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Beware of those who ignore rules of roadMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, the warm weather is here which means it's time to keep an eye out for those snappy bicyclists in their fabulous spandex outfits as they arrogantly fly through inte...
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Why I want to recall Trustee Lisa StoneMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - After reading Trustee Lisa Stone's comments in the May 3 Daily Herald article on our recall rally, I must shed additional light on this story. Stone stated the people be...
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Pension series points finger at politiciansMay 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the Daily Herald's excellent, in-depth series on the public education financial situation in Illinois, it needs to be made very clear that we find ourselves in...