Diamond Lake Opinion
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Editorial: Blending realism, cooperation to tell teachers’ storySep 12, 2012 10:25 am - The problem with the Chicago Teachers Union strike isn’t entirely a matter of its timing, but its timing serves to emphasize a wealth of other issues that may have more ...
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Dold’s claims on Medicare not factualSep 11, 2012 5:00 am - I am a stay-at-home mom and semiretired attorney. Congressman Robert Dold called last week and asked me to stay on the line for his “telephone town hall.” As I joined, D...
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The SoapboxSep 08, 2012 5:00 am - Make a decision: Some may feel the late Bill Mueller was irreplaceable, but surely the Lombard village board can do better than this. After rejecting nominations of four...
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Sanitary district has broad, diverse missionSep 07, 2012 5:00 am - Recent articles about the North Shore Sanitary District’s (NSSD) annexation procedures and how residents pay for the district’s services painted an incomplete picture of...
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Minimum wage needs to increaseSep 06, 2012 5:00 am - My wife and I traveled to Springfield in late January with a group of faith leaders to talk with Illinois legislators about supporting a higher minimum wage. Since that ...
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Bible doesn’t support taxes to help poorSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - BRegarding Ms. Cathy O’Brien’s letter posted Aug 26, nowhere in the Bible does it suggest that helping the poor is done through taxes. In fact, it’s quite the opposi...
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Editorial: The hopeful signs for workers in 2012Sep 03, 2012 5:00 am - On the day set aside to celebrate the role of working people in American economic life, it can be a little unnerving to contemplate the state of “labor” in 2012. In many...
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Pressure on Mathias over StoneSep 03, 2012 4:52 am - We were greatly disappointed to hear that state Rep. Sidney Mathias ducked direct questions posed at his Town Hall meeting regarding his collaboration with and support f...
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We need more, not fewer, unionsAug 31, 2012 5:00 am - My goodness, by the sound of the recent Fence Post letter calling for strikes to be illegal (Aug. 25), you would think Ms. Andres wants us to return to unpaid slavery. ...
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Why is gas price up when oil is down?Aug 31, 2012 5:00 am - Gas! Can someone, anyone, please explain to me why we are paying the same for gasoline when oil is trading at less than $90 per barrel as we were when oil was trading at...