Island Lake Opinion
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Police should be more forthcomingNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Sunday's lead headline was the inevitable result of the coalescence of five horrific events: "Tragedy and loss." Four teenagers die in a car crash in Burlington Township...
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No accountability for bad tax assessingNov 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Historically, when assessors "disregard the injunction of the law" and do not perform quadrennials, assessments lag behind too much and eventually a minority of property...
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Vets group thanks event contributorsNov 03, 2008 10:00 pm - On behalf of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County I want to publicly thank the individuals and organizations that helped to make our Stand Down 2008 a succe...
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Our picks for Tuesday in Lake CountyNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal President - Barack Obama (D) Senate - Dick Durbin (D)* U.S. House 10th District - Mark S. Kirk (R)* 8th District - Melissa Bean (D)* State Senate District 26 - D...
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Our endorsements in Fox Valley racesNov 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Federal President - Barack Obama (D) U.S. Senate - Dick Durbin* (D) U.S. House 8th - Melissa Bean (D)* 14th - Bill Foster (D)* 16th - Don Manzullo (R)* State Illinois Se...
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Duffy will represent my interests bestOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many taxpayers here in Lake County, I am looking forward to election day when I can express my opinion on rising property and sales taxes. I have had it with politi...
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Don't give up on Leafblad, DouglassOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The fact that Larry Leafblad has accumulated over eight years of "battle scars" over property tax assessments is "old news" to many but the real key to making progress i...
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Doesn't trust Duffy on CN questionOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I live in Barrington near the EJ&E railroad tracks. Canadian National wants to buy the EJ&E tracks, and increase traffic to 20 freights a day. That's why I don't plan to...
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Waller has a proven recordOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been a voting resident of Lake County since 1952. I have seen many elected officials come and go during that time period, many of whom served the county with grea...
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Mailers misleading on abortion issueOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Personal PAC has mailed area voters information based on a blatant lie, appealing to emotions rather than reason or truth. Many Lake County voters received this PAC mail...