Diamond Lake Opinion
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Vernon Township's Peterson says thanksApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Township Citizens' Party slate, I would like to thank the residents of Vernon Township for their support in the past election. We will continue to opera...
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Obama not up to Notre Dame honorApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As a Catholic, I was disheartened that Notre Dame's president extended a commencement speaker invitation to President Obama and is planning to present him with an honora...
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"Yes" vote is not consensus on Rt. 53Apr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This week roughly 22 percent of the voters of Lake County went to the polls and voted on the advisory referendum question, "Shall the State of Illinois construct the ext...
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Get facts straight on Free Choice ActApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I wish I had a dollar for every time I hear the pro-business talking point that the Employee Free Choice Act eliminates the secret ballot in the union formation process....
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Would Route 53 pass with a tax increase?Apr 20, 2009 11:00 pm - While last week's vote expressed support for an extension of Route 53, the referendum was missing any qualification such as "would you support a property tax increase to...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Both sides of the tracks: When government entities cooperate, the taxpayers win. This week the Barrington Countryside and Lake Zurich fire protection districts agreed to...
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Township should be more transparentApr 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Transparency of government and accountability may be the new buzz words for our time, but do not take it lightly given the corruption and problems we have already experi...
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Resolution hard to get in Staker caseApr 12, 2009 11:00 pm - It's a tragic case, no matter how you look at it. An 11-year-old girl is raped, repeatedly stabbed, strangled and left to die in a Waukegan apartment bathroom. Who kill...
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Opposing Route 53 not an issue of classApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Shame on you, Mr. Tischuser. In your letter April 2, you have taken an environmental issue, Route 53, and attempted to reduce that issue to one of what you perceive to b...
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Looking at world through GOP eyesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding the column by Cal Thomas in your publication dated March 18, 2009. Cal begins by defending the AIG repugnant bonuses by inferring the money Congress "wastes ev...