Diamond Lake Opinion
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Myopic 'vision' by Mundelein officialsAug 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Mayor Ken Kessler told the Tribune that the OTB parlor off Route 176 will "serve as an impetus to stimulate redevelopment." That is nothing short of ridiculous. No OTB h...
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Arellano makes the point perfectlyAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - I think that Elvira Arellano sums up the exact reason why she and other illegal aliens do not deserve amnesty, citizenship or any recognition of their criminal behavior ...
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Board should avoid hiring this firmAug 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The recent decision of the Cook Library Board led by Aaron Lawlor and Karen Broms, both from Vernon Hills, in apparently selecting a library architect could not have bee...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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Residents oppose off-track bettingAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Off-track betting in Mundelein? I hope the trustees who agree with this aren't fooling themselves that people in Mundelein are "pro off track betting." The people I've s...
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Wanted by disillusioned public: leadersAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - While candidates and pundits wonder endlessly if a presidential wannabe is black enough or woman enough, too Mormon, too liberal or too conservative, voters and taxpaye...
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Emotion, conflict help put life in budget storiesAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Budget stories always present a quandary for newspapers. On one hand, tracking how governments spend tax money is one of the most important things we do in a democracy....
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Stable ACT scores can't mask concernsAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Why are so few Illinois high school graduates prepared for basic college-level academics? And how can matters be improved? Those again emerge as the most important quest...
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This group earned pink slips, not raisesAug 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Only a governor operating in left field and a legislature operating in the financial twilight zone could subject Illinois residents to such governmental ineptitude as we...
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On planning, the planet, and politicsAug 13, 2007 11:00 pm - In 1776, humans in the United States planned a life for freedom, opportunity, and justice on a planet Earth which had fresh air, cool water, vegetation and had created d...