Island Lake Opinion
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Bad time for open space referendumJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The economy is in a depression, maybe another Great Depression. Unemployment is going up and continuing to rise. The federal deficit is at an all-time high, and state an...
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Follow safety rules when snowmobilingJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - This is the time of year when the temptation to ride a motorized sled across a frozen surface becomes too great to fight. Snowmobilers see days and weeks of temperature...
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Public workers reap too many benefitsJan 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Thank you, Mr. Kubalanza, for standing up for the ordinary taxpayer working in the private sector. I have long believed that anyone who felt they could make more in the ...
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April election is chance for changeJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - On Friday, Jan. 9th I had a precinct committeeman knock on my door with a petition. He said it was to keep the people in office that work in Vernon Hills. I asked what h...
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Lessons learned from pig farm disputeJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Bad fences make bad neighbors, and apparently so do pig farms and water towers. Both are elements in the 3-year-old snit between Bob Wargaski of Wauconda Township and t...
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Soldiers are gone but not forgottenJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - According to The Daily Herald, the armed forces recently gave George Bush a parade honoring his service as commander-in-chief. How sad that the 4,140 (and counting) troo...
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Yes, ask the voters about Route 53Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Amid the embarrassment of the Blagojevich fiasco in Springfield, one bit of abiding politics has been almost amusing. In opposing calls for a special election to fill B...
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These Democrats in for right reasonsDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - With all eyes focused on recent revelations of Gov. Blagojevich's appalling actions, it is tempting to paint all Illinois Democrats with the same brush. Corrupt behavior...
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Pols had chance voters should decideDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The result of last week's arrest of our Democrat governor has made Illinois a national embarrassment. To add to the situation, Democrat leaders initially supported a spe...
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Fees for rescue services wrongDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There's something troubling about the Wheaton City Council's decision to allow the local fire department to bill for special rescue services. Fire officials in that city...