Green Oaks Opinion
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Editorial: Let Lake County voters decide how chairman is selectedFeb 01, 2017 10:00 pm - If Donald Trump's election as president told us anything, it's that voters have a lot of ideas and concerns about the size and role of government, and they want to have ...
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Citizens right to march to achieve nation's goalsJan 29, 2017 12:00 am - I applaud the women and men who marched. Women are concerned about the future of their children - that they have a good education, affordable health care and a healthy e...
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By his own logic, Trump must show tax returnsJan 27, 2017 12:00 am - Do you remember when citizen Donald Trump questioned President Obama's citizenship and thus the legitimacy his presidency? I do. I will never forget and I do not want hi...
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Let's try incentivesJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Since the people do not seem to want the suggestion of free toll lanes with three occupants, I suggest it may be more popular to arrange a system whereby taxes are reduc...
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'Singing' praisesJan 21, 2017 12:00 am - Recently, I had occasion to watch the Broadway show at the Marriott called "Singing in the Rain." It proved in my mind how beautiful old Broadway songs were. We need mor...
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Never too old to 'move on'Jan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Thank you, Connie Schultz, for helping me understand that there is an appropriate response to those people who insist on preaching that it is time to "move on" and give ...
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Seeking an unbiased foundation of democracyJan 13, 2017 12:00 am - Thomas Jefferson has advanced to us the notion that, "Democracy cannot exist without the freely informed exchange of ideas." On this topic, President Jefferson would w...
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Development doesn't pay its way!Jan 12, 2017 12:00 am - Some of us remember the late Mike Graham (Libertyville Township Supervisor and member of the Lake County Board) who warned us in the '80s and '90s that "development does...
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Citizens must speak out to stop unwanted developmentJan 05, 2017 12:00 am - West-Siders in the village of Libertyville are quietly reeling from the clear-cut of 2,500 mature trees on the property of the Catholic Bishop of Chicago. The harvest ...
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Schools will miss retiring village leaderDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - On behalf of the Board of Education, entire administrative team and staff, we send our best wishes to retiring Village Manager Kevin Bowens as he begins his retirement a...