Island Lake Opinion
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Be sure donations go where expectedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - You're at home in the evening, the phone rings and the person at the other end of the line wants you to donate to a particular organization. Such callers often claim to ...
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Soapbox: Tragedy to hopeNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Tragedy to hope The tragedy of Oct. 27, when a double-decker trailer carrying 59 horses overturned near Wadsworth, won't soon fade from the memory of those who were ther...
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Soapbox: Endless speculationNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The 700-acre riverfront property northwest of Carpentersville known as the Brunner property has had so many suitors, one might imagine it is the best real estate deal si...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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Soapbox: Round-the-clock heroesNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Whatever it is that firefighters are paid, it probably isn't enough. How do you put a value on what these folks do, even when they're off duty? When an early morning hou...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Isn't it about time to speak English?Nov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Regarding the front-page story of the hazardous living conditions and health worries of the people in the old Kerr-McGee neighborhood. (Daily Herald Nov. 5). The danger...
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Soapbox: Making amendsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the four-member majority of the Grayslake Elementary District 46 board that voted this week to reduce debt interest payments in order to save taxpayer...
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Vigorous defense of freedoms by college presidentOct 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Given the heat of the debate and the edginess of the rhetoric on illegal immigration, it isn't often we can unequivocally say it resulted in a lot of people "doing the r...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...