Fox Lake Opinion
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The issues to consider regarding bachelor's degrees at community collegesApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois community colleges are beginning to advocate for the right to offer applied bachelor degrees. Is this an idea that's found its right time as a response to the n...
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Fire district needs tax increaseApr 03, 2015 1:00 am - On April 7 at the general election, the Fox Lake Fire Protection District will have a referendum question on the ballot in order to raise the ambulance tax rate to a lev...
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Facts about cost of ambulance referendumApr 02, 2015 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, a voter referendum will offer the citizens in the Fox Lake Fire Protection District the opportunity to vote on a proposed increase to the Ambulance Tax. Fox...
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Endorsements: Yes on Fox Lake FPD referendumMar 20, 2015 1:00 am - With a small staff of professional firefighters and decreasing reserves of qualified volunteers, the Fox Lake Fire Protection District has reason to worry about how well...
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Endorsements: Howland, Griffin, Anderson for CLC boardMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - For a brief time in early 2014, it looked as though some loose controls on travel spending by board members could overshadow the many very good things going on at the Co...
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Endorsements: Zipp, Loffredo and Meyer in Gavin 37Mar 17, 2015 1:00 am - On the ballot, Gavin Elementary District 37 will look like it has a contested race for school board. But unfortunately one candidate is now out of the running for a trio...
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Endorsements: Kueter, Pedersen, Silverberg for Big Hollow District 38Mar 16, 2015 5:00 am - Among four candidates seeking three, 4-year terms on the Big Hollow Elementary District 38 board, the choices stand out. We heartily endorse incumbent Vivian Kueter, an...
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At least Hillary told all, right?Mar 15, 2015 1:00 am - It is a good thing Hillary Clinton has finally come forward with all her emails. Richard Nixon held back 18 minutes of his private communications. That didn't work out f...
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Police, school cooperation keyJan 25, 2015 12:01 am - According to the ancient African proverb, it takes a village to raise a child. That may be the case, but the truth is it takes a whole lot of solid, caring, compassionat...
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Critics of Big Ten were way off baseJan 24, 2015 12:00 am - In all of my 85 years, I have never read a more ridiculous column than the one written by Barry Rozner about the “terrible” Big Ten Conference. He states that it wouldn...