Island Lake Opinion
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The SoapboxNov 05, 2011 5:00 am - Leading by example: Avon Township residents watching their budgets got some tax help from Supervisor Sam Yingling and five political allies who recently presented a chec...
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Hospital would be good for HuntleyNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - As a Sun City Huntley resident and trustee of the Village of Huntley, I want to join others in voicing my support of the proposed Centegra Hospital in Huntley. While we ...
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Pot is medicine; legalize itNov 04, 2011 5:00 am - It’s against my constitutional rights, not being able to use cannabis if I want to. Without fear of getting my door kicked in by law enforcement, for using a pain medici...
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Stop new taxes on air travelNov 03, 2011 5:00 am - Congress is at it again. They seem to spend most of their time looking for ways to increase taxes. Two newly proposed federal tax increases — a $100 per departure tax an...
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Call it what it is: tax moneyNov 01, 2011 6:00 am - I’d like to propose a law. From this day forward, politicians, newspapers, newscasters and commentators may not use the terms government grants, federal money, state mon...
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How our schools excel while failing the examOct 30, 2011 5:00 am - Our children’s schools are failing. More so than ever. That’s the message being conveyed if you look strictly at the data of the 2011 report card for all schools in Illi...
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Administrative jobs aplenty in Dist. 26Oct 29, 2011 6:00 am - In the Daily Herald article “Survey: District 26 administrators underpaid” on Oct. 13, Cary Elementary District Superintendent Brian Coleman claims that the average sala...
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The SoapboxOct 29, 2011 5:00 am - Bad moves, good move: Gov. Pat Quinn made a calculated political move in removing from the tollway board the one outspoken critic of spending, former Waukegan Mayor Bil...
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Teen alternatives to jail good for allOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - It’s not every day that a state legislature working to trim the budget could be making life much better for those on whom we traditionally have spent a lot of money. But...
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Costs should drop in sentencing juvenilesOct 28, 2011 5:00 am - A revision in state law regarding sentencing of juvenile offenders should not burden local officials and likely will result in cost savings for taxpayers. The law descri...