Green Oaks Opinion
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Eating contests waste needed foodJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - You recently ran a Back Page story titled “He ate 69 hot dogs.” While I know it is popular for summer festivals to hold eating contests, I find it gluttonous and unconsc...
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More Rt. 21 costs headed to taxpayersJul 03, 2013 1:53 pm - All of us on the north side of Libertyville have been inconvenienced greatly by the ongoing rework of the intersection and road widening of Highway 21. That has been ga...
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Who's Fighting for Actual People in Washington...Anyone?Jun 28, 2013 11:00 pm - While I have been very pleased with the fact that our congressman, Brad Schneider (IL-10), has been voicing his support for marriage equality and rejoicing over it repea...
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Lower voting age only for those in militaryJun 28, 2013 5:00 am - Keep lower voting age just in military I read Mike Goba’s comment on raising the voting age to 21 with interest. I agree that young people who are old enough to fig...
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Editorial: A model for streamlining governmentJun 17, 2013 1:00 pm - Can merging or eliminating a measly 13 localized government bodies in DuPage County lead to more efficient government across the state of Illinois? State Sen. Tom Culler...
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Respond to insult with peaceJun 09, 2013 5:00 am - Recently, Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee blatantly attacked Catholicism by declaring that “those ... Catholics” can’t be trusted, without critical reactio...
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The SoapboxJun 08, 2013 5:00 am - Hold the phone: Think your cellphone is invaluable? Add this to the list of things a person can do without one: Run the Illinois House and, by extension, most of state g...
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Editorial: A local mistake the governor can fixJun 05, 2013 5:00 am - If you’re ever looking for an object lesson in what’s wrong in Springfield, you’ll be hard pressed to find a better candidate than the impending Lake County Election Com...
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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Thanks for support of veterans programsMay 31, 2013 8:37 am - Once again, the people of Lake County have shown their overwhelming support of our veterans and their families. The 42 veteran service organizations in the county saw a...