Island Lake Opinion
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What’s a fair wage for a good teacher?Jul 06, 2011 12:00 am - On Sunday, the Daily Herald published the results of a study that staff writer Larissa Chinwah undertook examining the salaries of the 14,217 public school teachers empl...
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Business is engine of economyJul 05, 2011 3:00 am - Mr. Frankel mixes fact with fiction, as most liberals are wont to do. First, he incorrectly says supply side economics does not work. Reagan proved that false. Every ti...
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Don’t make assumptionsJul 02, 2011 1:00 am - In a recent letter from Mr. Bell, he stated that he attended the June 18 meeting at Sun City concerning the inequities that exist within the current tax bills in Rutland...
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Weather safety is your responsibilityJul 01, 2011 3:00 am - Our former home in Cincinnati was in the path of the deadly F-4 Montgomery-Blue Ash tornado. Most people did not hear the sirens. There was no roaring train sound. For o...
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Church should learn from local caseJul 01, 2011 3:00 am - After reading a June 10 article about a priest stealing $410,000 from his church in Joliet, it was interesting to note that the diocese took immediate action. After an i...
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The SoapboxJul 01, 2011 12:00 am - Leave it to experts: Yes, you've heard it often, but it's time again for that annual reminder: Leave the fireworks to the experts. They put on a much better show ...
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Don’t make kids grow up so fastJun 30, 2011 3:00 am - Regarding your article on June 26: Little girls between ages of 3 and 13 being given manicures/pedicures, hair styling, with falls, learning how to put make up on by a c...
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Articles unfairly imply guiltJun 27, 2011 9:00 pm - As a fan of Jack’s Pizzeria and Burgers in Waukegan and Grayslake, I was dismayed to read the articles about the recent arrest of one of the “owners” and allegations tha...
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Unions’ hand on teachers too heavyJun 27, 2011 9:00 pm - We all love teachers, but teachers unions, not so much. We’ve all heard how when an election comes up, some teachers unions will call all the teachers and tell them how ...
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Has more questions on Harper financesJun 26, 2011 9:00 pm - The front page story. “Harper’s frugal, but is Ender? (May 22)” was revealing, but does not tell the full story. Harper had about $72.3 million of unrestricted cash and ...