Fox River Grove Opinion
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Barrington's ALS drive a big successJul 04, 2016 5:00 am - On behalf of the Les Turner ALS Foundation, I want to thank our volunteers and the generous people of Barrington who helped make the recent Tag Days donation drive a hug...
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No property tax relief from FranksJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - In an answer to a 1998 election survey, Jack Franks' legislative priority was: "Fundamentally changing the way we fund our schools away from the property tax base to a s...
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Beware tunnel vision in political reportingJun 10, 2016 1:00 am - Having the opportunity to travel overseas frequently, I believe the never-ending American election is having an enormous effect on our international companions. As als...
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Don't encourage more Lake Count developmentMay 29, 2016 1:00 am - Thank you, thank you, Lake County Board Chairman Aaron Lawlor, for having the brains and courage to say "no" to extending Route 53 beyond Lake-Cook Road. Lake County has...
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No sympathy for lawmakers who block governorMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - In his letter to the editor of May 2, state Sen. Mike Noland says, " ... the citizens of this state can only watch and observe as this governor, ruminating over his fail...
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Can't tip well? We don't want your orderMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - As a food delivery person, a large part of our pay comes in the form of tips. The people who tip $1 and $2 are out of touch with the times. That may have been the case 2...
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Act quickly or bees will be goneApr 21, 2016 1:00 am - Garden-care giant Ortho should move faster than 2021 to stop putting bee-killing neonicotinoids in its products. By 2021, there might not be any bees alive! The company...
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Where's common-sense regarding restrooms?Apr 15, 2016 1:00 am - Common-sensewise, who would have ever dreamed that suddenly men would be welcomed in women's bathrooms. Not only bathrooms, but showers, gyms, and even the "right" to pl...
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Funding crisis at root of tragedies for mentally illApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - Something terrible is going on in Illinois and in the nation. People with mental illness are being killed in encounters with the police in alarming numbers. The killing ...
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Screen baggage before the terminalsMar 27, 2016 1:01 am - It was bound to happen. Security entering airport terminals are zero. I'm not saying that I am a world traveler. I have been to Southeast Asia a few times in the last se...