Diamond Lake Opinion
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Money saved, jobs lostNov 23, 2011 5:00 am - On Oct. 29, the Daily Herald editors shared with us how the village of Mundelein saved money by using a Wisconsin company for their “ Mundelein Matters” newsletters. Gre...
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Good pay attracts good teachersNov 22, 2011 4:00 am - Thank you for putting a front-page article in the paper highlighting teacher salaries. A little over 20 years ago, such an article caught my eye and attracted me to the ...
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Bauer Foundation given incredible giftNov 21, 2011 4:00 am - As you may have heard, ENCORE! was crowned champion in the 2011 “Sing!” competition. Encore, which is celebrating its 15th anniversary, is the traveling performing ensem...
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The Soapbox: The end to toll perksNov 19, 2011 4:00 am - A benefit costing a buck or two a day per employee doesn’t sound like much. But $478,300 does. That’s the yearly cost — after a toll increase coming Jan. 1 — of an Illin...
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What, really, is the religion test?Nov 18, 2011 4:00 am - In response to Arlene Sawicki’s letter, “Candidates shouldn’t have to hide religion,” (Nov. 15) there is almost no reason for candidates for high elected office to hide ...
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It wasn’t sign that delayed travelerNov 16, 2011 3:00 am - Mr. Scheu of Forest Lake gave me a jaw dropping chuckle with his “complaint” Nov. 4 that he was almost late for his flight from O’Hare because Long Grove has only a stop...
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If Rooney could reflect on his passingNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Sad to hear Andy Rooney of “60 Minutes” fame passed away at 92. He made complaining something of an art form. Mr. Rooney might feel he died prematurely. I can almost hea...
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Candidates shouldn’t have to hide religionNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - The United States of America was established by people who wanted to pursue religious freedom, not run away from religion. A presidential candidate’s religious affiliati...
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Both sides need to be publishedNov 14, 2011 11:00 pm - Your recent articles regarding the AP stories on Ohio’s two voter initiatives completely ignored the other side of the story. Not one mention in any AP story, or any of ...
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Common sense is all we needNov 13, 2011 5:00 am - The Republicans and Democrats have been bantering back and forth for months on what needs to be done to deal with our ever increasing national debt. Even though I only h...