Island Lake Opinion
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Snow in April's sure not global warmingApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I turned all my house and garage lights on at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night and left them on until 10:30 p.m. Global warming is the best hoax ever. There is no scientific a...
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Courts, police must heed warning signsApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It must be incredibly difficult for a judge, police officer or prosecutor to wade through the acrimonious charges that fly about in many a divorce. And it must be parti...
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Nursing homes ill-equipped for mentally illApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the...
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Valid reasons to vote against Rt. 53 planApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A referendum on extending Route 53, with little dissemination of information, doesn't constitute a valid opinion vote. If it's "yes," a hot-button issue slipped through ...
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Harger helps small businesses thriveApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Four years ago we purchased property and moved our construction business to Libertyville. When we first met with Mayor Harger and the village administration, he encourag...
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Vote NO on plan to extend Route 53Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - We need traffic relief in Lake County but a Route 53 expressway is not the answer. As was already demonstrated through the recent Route 120 Corridor planning process, La...
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'Yes' vote on 53 is best for Lake CountyApr 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County has been held hostage by a small politically powerful and extremely wealthy group of naysayers for over 40 years. On April 7. the citizens of Lake County hav...
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If you don't use it why pay for it?Mar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - If you live in either eastern or western Lake County you more than likely will seldom, if ever, use the proposed extension of Route 53. It then makes sense for you to v...
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Stone is driven to make things betterMar 31, 2009 11:00 pm - As an elected official, I've had the privilege of working with Lisa Stone of Buffalo Grove to better our own community, and I hope voters will consider her outstanding q...
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BG mayor urges support for Route 53 referendumMar 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I urge everyone in (Lake) County to join me in supporting the extension of Route 53 with a yes vote. As a mayor concerned about our regional traffic gridlock, I ave come...