Hainesville Opinion
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Editorial: Right to start early on campus smoking banNov 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Watching young people light up a cigarette and take a long drag makes us wonder how they can ignore the dangers of smoking. The message is certainly clear, from the warn...
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Yingling messed up township financesOct 19, 2014 5:01 am - I am very disappointed with the financial crisis that Avon Township is enduring. As many people know, I was Avon Township road commissioner for many years, and I am prou...
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Endorsement: Dold over Schneider in 10th Congressional DistrictOct 10, 2014 1:00 am - Illinois' 10th Congressional District is part of the national spotlight in this year's election campaigns. Currently held by a Democrat, it's a seat that could flip Repu...
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Editorial: Another squabble in which taxpayers loseOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's a story that's existed probably as long as the intertwined offices of local government themselves: The person or people who control the purse strings put another of...
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District didn't want to give up schoolAug 23, 2014 5:01 am - I found the article in the paper recently regarding Round Lake Area Unit District 116 and their use of Joseph J. Pleviak School in Lake Villa as a Kindergarten Center ve...
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Thanks for response to food driveMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - The Avon Community Food Pantry would like to publicly thank the residents of the Round Lake and Grayslake area and the men and women of the U.S. Postal Service for donat...
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What's so different about Election Day?Apr 19, 2014 1:01 am - In the recent primary election, I voted early. To do so, I had to show a valid I.D., recite my address and sign my voter identification paper. How does requiring me to s...
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Editorial: Travel questions underscore need for transparency, discliplineApr 08, 2014 5:00 am - We recently asked veteran College of Lake County board member Barbara Oilschlager to explain some of her taxpayer-funded expense reimbursements included in a Daily Heral...
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Editorial: Board members' duty to set example on spending controlsMar 14, 2014 5:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify information provided by the College of Lake County, details of revisions to the board's policies have been changed. For most College of La...
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School upgrade good for communityMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - I'm a retired senior citizen on a fixed income. I've never had children or grandchildren in Round Lake Area District 116 schools, but I'm still going to vote "yes" for t...