Island Lake Opinion
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Why do I pay for their pensions?Jun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - As I was writing my check for 2009 property tax I took note of several line items for pensions. The total of these "pension" items was $287. This is 6 percent of my tota...
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Thanks for help with food driveMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - The Grafton Township Food Pantry would like to thank the Algonquin/LITH and Huntley post offices for their efforts in the Stamp Out Hunger food drive on May 8. They dona...
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Spill tells us to re-evaluateMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - "Let's just put a lid on it," one BP executive says to another, "put a lid on this bad publicity, the millions of dollars being lost, the millions of gallons of oil bein...
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FCC changes only fix an old messMay 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Your article on Saturday, May 22 says that the big mean FCC is forcing schools, etc. to replace their wireless microphones. Please note that wireless microphones that us...
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Barrington LWV at risk without helpMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - In 2010, the national League of Women Voters celebrated 90 years of service to democracy, a remarkable record of effort on behalf of our civil society. Here in Barringto...
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Preserve summertime in the suburbsMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It's an idyllic American scene: Families grouped on blankets in the park on the Fourth of July, picnicking on snacks from local vendors, listening to a municipal band wh...
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Obama 'likes to smoke a couple cigarettes' before flyingMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The reason there is no such thing as an "ex-Marine" is because they are the best of the best, toughest of the tough, etc. of the etc. Despite that, I became concerned ab...
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From the mouths of babesMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended my niece's First Communion at St. Hubert's the other day. As Father conducted his sermon he walked through aisles filled with beautifully dressed children awe...
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Young minds being protected, poisonedMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The actions of the Highland Park school board point out a serious trend in our educational system. I have heard and read opinions by teachers which have indicated a prev...
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Lake Zurich police target out-of-townersMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The residents of Lake Zurich should be very proud of the decision of the Lake Zurich Police Department to hold a seat belt enforcement zone on the very north side of tow...