Fox Lake Opinion
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Endorsement: Bender for Fox Lake mayorMar 08, 2013 4:00 am - Four years ago, Ed Bender defeated the incumbent Fox Lake village president with the promise of making the border town more than a place to stop for gas en route to Wisc...
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Monarch . . . Bringing Back America's Most Beloved ButterflyMar 04, 2013 10:00 pm - The Monarch uses milkweed to raise and feed its young, and as a place to rest, hide from predators, and prepare for migration. But the decreasing availability of milkwee...
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Trash haulers should close the lidsFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - I have experienced this myself, and in my driving around have noticed that wherever Waste Management is the garbage pickup provider, that their drivers never close the l...
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Editorial: With second chance come obligationsFeb 22, 2013 8:46 am - Getting a second chance is a precious gift to anyone who has ever made a mistake. It’s a shot at a new beginning, maybe even a clean slate. Often, it’s a simple reflecti...
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Editorial: School conference costs reflect need for restraintFeb 12, 2013 1:50 pm - Life is full of choices, especially when it comes to spending money. They are the kinds of decisions most of us make every day on one level or another. Should we buy a ...
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Don’t misquote Bible on homosexualityFeb 06, 2013 4:00 am - In the “I don’t to I do” column, a “theologian” was listed as one who supports gay marriage. Let’s be very clear about this. The Bible-based Judeo-Christian religion has...
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Hotel news welcome in Fox Lake, but ...Feb 06, 2013 4:00 am - This is in response to a recent article about a hotel coming to Fox Lake. For over a decade, elected officials and citizens have actively pursued a hotel developer that ...
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Editorial: Crime, cops and the privilege of a pensionJan 29, 2013 4:00 am - Most taxpayers would agree they have certain expectations for public employees. That ramps up for police officers — the men and women who fight the bad guys to keep us s...
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Abortion also is a tragedyJan 13, 2013 4:00 am - Are guns the real problem? In the ten minutes it took a mass murderer to leave his car, break into a school full of children and kill 20 of them, in those ten minutes, o...
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Editorial: Take flu precautions for yourself, othersJan 07, 2013 4:00 am - Gesundheit! Now go home. Yes, and get some rest and drink plenty of fluids. And if you aren’t sneezing or coughing yet, your lungs and nasal passages clogged with conges...