Gurnee Opinion
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Some interesting newsmakers aren't the usual newsmakersApr 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We don't always have to look to Hollywood, Washington or Wrigley Field to find people with the most-interesting or even most influential lives. Where do you go to meet t...
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Village of Gurnee owes us an apologyMar 30, 2008 11:00 pm - When the heavy snow on March 21st fell, the village of Gurnee was out in full force with their snowplows, and they put some of their own residents at serious risk. That ...
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Reconsider taking away 'sweeteners'Mar 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Regarding John Patterson's March 7 article "Mayors Seek an End to Pension Sweeteners": In all your wisdom, I see very little from the members of police pension systems. ...
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Electoral College is a needed safeguardMar 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Although many revile the Electoral College system, few understand that it's a safeguard against majority tyranny. It simply gives small states a slight advantage to mak...
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Want to move through traffic?Mar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - In the articles I've read, what I haven't seen mentioned is what I believe was the first such effort at this in the U.S. It opened about 1994 and runs parallel to Califo...
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Not sold on need for school sales taxMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Some Cook County residents are lathered about a 1 percentage point sales-tax increase to pay for county services, predicting people will jump across the borders to buy c...
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Banning wood emissions is healthyMar 04, 2008 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald story (Feb. 24) about the Breathe Healthy Air Coalition's efforts on our behalf is very encouraging. Their actions to clean up the air in Illinois by al...
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Student worries about 'real' issuesFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - I am a freshman at Carmel Catholic High School. I am concerned about this election. This election is the first election that I have had a high level of interest. In sc...
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Mark Kirk deserves to be re-electedFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent New York Times editorial raised some very serious questions about what our country is facing internationally and what the presidential candidates may or may not...
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Help wipe out cancer with RelayFeb 19, 2008 10:00 pm - I was at the Gurnee Curves recently trying to follow up with my New Year's resolution to exercise and I noticed a couple of stuffed animals with a Relay for Life T-shirt...