Gurnee Opinion
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Showing up is Job 1 in public serviceMay 18, 2011 1:00 am - What if you landed a job and came to work only four out of every five days you were scheduled? Barring any unusual circumstances, you’d probably be shown the exit. Yet ...
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Speak your mind, and your nameMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - When we heard about Ron Friedman, an elected trustee at Warren-Newport Public Library District in Gurnee, adopting an assumed name to speak out at Lake County Housing Au...
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Obama rhetoric purely politicalMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - In today’s Daily Herald, there was a letter from Mr. Thorn Randall criticizing a previous letter by a Mr. Leafblad. Randall claimed that by killing bin Laden, Obama did ...
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Event focused attention on abandoned babiesMay 13, 2011 12:00 am - On behalf of the Breakfast Exchange Club of Gurnee, and the Gurnee Noon Exchange, I would like to thank the entire Gurnee Community for their support with our recent pro...
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For Schaumburg, only way up is downApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board There was a time, some of us remember, when if you had a big regional mall in your village, you paid little to no property tax to said villa...
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Use discretion with red-light camerasApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - In the latest edition of Gurnee’s “Keeping Posted,” the mayor presents a 10-point defense of the controversial red-light camera program. I believe some important facts w...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Democrats aren’t helping economyApr 05, 2011 10:00 am - Ellen Hill, in her letter on March 15, made accusations against Republicans, to stop partisan rhetoric and to end this war against the middle class. What she neglected w...
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Red-light cameras are good for GurneeApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - In the past year, my 16-year-old son obtained his driver’s license. Perfect timing, as at the same time, Gurnee introduced red-light cameras. Since I obtained my driver...
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The Soapbox: Thin Mints and life lessonsMar 25, 2011 11:00 pm - The Girl Scout cookie sale teaches life skills such as goal setting and leadership. It's unfortunate that for Troop 1347 in Cary the real-life experience had to include ...