Fox Lake Opinion
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'Officer Down' site a sad reminder of painful lossSep 05, 2015 12:00 pm - 1,060. That's how many police officers in Illinois died in the line of duty, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, a volunteer-driven website that lists casualtie...
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Editorial: Out of tragedy, let's build a legacy of connectionSep 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Whenever a tragedy hits close to home, good people search for ways to help. Such is the case this week after the killing of Fox Lake police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz...
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Daily Herald editorial: Mourning police officer's death for entire communityAug 25, 2015 1:00 am - Our hearts are heavy today for the family of Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz, who was shot and killed Tuesday morning while chasing down a trio of what he ...
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Hypocritical claims on state's attorneyAug 23, 2015 1:00 am - Here's the pot calling the kettle black: Sheriff Curran wants to run for the Lake County state's attorney because, according to a news release, "Lake County's law enforc...
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A lesson of the Planned Parenthood scandalJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - Concerning: "A second covert video targets Planned Parenthood on fetal parts" Asked about the latest video, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, told reporters t...
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How to narrow the skills gapJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - It seems that we continually hear of good-paying jobs that go unfilled. Are these reports true? In an economy with slow growth, can jobs really go begging? The sad answe...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...
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Ceremonies with class respect all graduatesJun 02, 2015 1:00 am - Graduation season is in full swing and that means ceremonies and celebrations. I, like many of you, love a good celebration, and for those of you who have attended a Sta...
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Editorial: Local schools, colleges should be controlled locally, not in SpringfieldMay 27, 2015 11:00 pm - Legislators' efforts to meddle in the affairs of local community college districts stalled Friday and for all the right reasons. Liz Brown, of the Illinois Council of Co...
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Letter: Help Rauner fix pension messMay 18, 2015 6:14 am - Everyone knows the financial mess we're in and the large waste of money that pensions create. Should we reward our workers for what they do? Yes. But having extremely o...