Island Lake Opinion
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Enforce existing transparency lawsMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - I received an e-mail from my Senator Dan Duffy requesting support of a new, local government transparency bill, SB37. I agree with the senator more transparency in local...
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Parking fees hurt library patronsMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - As an employee of the Waukegan Public Library, I’m appalled that the Waukegan City Council voted to take away free parking privileges for our patrons without even notify...
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Creationism’s place is in church, not schoolMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Although I am not a resident of School District 95, I feel compelled to comment upon their school board candidates’ views that creationism should be taught as part of th...
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Creationism doesn’t belong in classroomMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - According to a Daily Herald story, “two candidates for the Fremont School District 79 board — including the panel’s current president — believe creationism should be tau...
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Support for workers could fade fastMar 01, 2011 11:00 pm - I wonder if all these people and teachers who are demonstrating in Wisconsin would feel the same way and support the workers who run the water plants and sewer plant...
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What’s behind tea party movement?Mar 01, 2011 12:00 am - House cuts spending and subdues regulators, hoping to free businesses from burdensome regulations. Why is protecting the environment and people’s health “burdensome?” We...
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Numbers tell value of health care billFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - I am writing to express my opposition to attempts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. There are telling statistics about health care reform: 타 32 million — the number of...
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Beware deed scam this time of yearFeb 28, 2011 11:00 pm - They’re back! Every year around this time, the Lake County Recorder’s Office is flooded with phone calls inquiring about a letter they received in the mail regarding the...
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No change needed on Stevenson High school boardFeb 26, 2011 10:00 pm - Every day I listened to the news and heard about the heated race for mayor of the city of Chicago. However, in our own community, we have an approaching election that ce...
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Too cozy for taxpayersFeb 25, 2011 11:00 pm - By The Daily Herald Editorial Board There would seem to be a natural adversarial relationship between someone who assesses the value of property for local governments an...