Diamond Lake Opinion
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Get medical records of would-be gun ownersOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - Gun control has been a very big issue in the United States this year. Citizens have the right to own a gun, it’s constitutional in the Second Amendment, but the problem ...
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Remember all who fail to compromiseOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - After reading the article “No budge in budget standoff”, in the Oct. 3 Daily Herald, I believe the fault for the federal government shutdown cannot be blamed on one part...
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Feds right to shut down Silk RoadOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - A lot of hullabaloo’s been made over the Silk Road’s recent shutdown, and I can’t believe how many people support the site. Their arguments typically involve how it ful...
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Editorial: Reconsider separate election boardsOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - We’ve been scratching our heads for months about a state law of mysterious origins that requires Lake County to take election duties away from the county clerk and creat...
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The SoapboxOct 05, 2013 5:00 am - No storming the barricades: What a relief that a long-planned trip for Chicago-area veterans to visit the World War II memorial in Washington, D.C., could go on despite ...
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Beware costly scam to copy deedsSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - The Lake County Recorder’s Office has been flooded with phone calls asking about a letter regarding the deed to the caller’s home. It looks very official but the true p...
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One World Festival was big successSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - Kudos to the Village of Mundelein for a totally entertaining, informative, and gastronomically successful One World Festival. My wife and I enjoyed the event, especiall...
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Editorial: Let’s be sure Des Plaines River flood-control projects get doneSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - For suburban residents living along the Des Plaines River, the headline “27 projects to curb Des Plaines River flooding” in Tuesday’s Daily Herald was most definitely we...
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Editorial: Lake County’s model idea for leadership standardsSep 24, 2013 5:00 am - Two questions come to mind in the wake of the Lake County Board’s recent decision to require appointees to scores of boards and commissions to sign a “standard of conduc...
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The SoapboxSep 21, 2013 5:00 am - Boom, there it is! A hearty congratulations to the Schaumburg Boomers, who this week won the Frontier Cup (the Frontier League’s championship trophy) in just their secon...