Island Lake Opinion
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Congress, 16th District: ManzulloOct 17, 2010 1:00 am - The choice in the 16th Congressional District, which covers most of northern Illinois from Cary west to the Mississippi, is a difficult one. Republican incumbent Don Man...
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Writer urges voters to reject recall of trusteeOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Imagine if you can that you are accused, arrested and brought to trial in a criminal court. And you are told the penalty for your crime is two years! You say, “What am...
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State House District 63: FranksOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - If Democrat Jack Franks is known for anything in the legislature and in truth, he is known for a lot it is for his frank willingness to challenge the powers that be wh...
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Mathias in 53rd HouseOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The 53rd House District is a fiscally conservative, socially moderate enclave that isn't particularly doctrinaire about party affiliation. Voters want sensible represent...
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State House District 51: RiessOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - We're impressed with both candidates running for state representative in Illinois House District 51, which takes in a sizable portion of central and southwestern Lake Co...
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Hoped recall would never be necessaryOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - I am truly saddened that the question of recalling Buffalo Grove Trustee Lisa Stone is on the ballot in November. I like having a recall ordinance as a way to remind ele...
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State House District 61: OsmondOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The race for state representative in Illinois House District 61 in northern Lake County pits two Antioch residents against each other — incumbent Republican JoAnn Osmond...
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State House Dist. 62: ColeOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Voters have two credible choices in the 62nd District, where two-term Republican Sandy Cole, an advocate for small business and environmental causes, faces a challenge f...
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Illegal immigrant a political pawnOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I do not think I have ever written a letter to the editor before, but the article by Susan Estrich made me mad. She was writing about Meg Whitman. The title says the hir...
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Quinn an extension of BlagojevichOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Pat Quinn is not the break from Rod Blagojevich we expected. It took two terms of Rod Blagojevich to get us into Illinois' current financial mess. Illinois has accumulat...