Island Lake Opinion
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Obama not managing storm of debtJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - Imagine trying to shovel 14 inches of snow with a thimble instead of your snow shovel. Then, after making one pass across your driveway, you put away your thimble, break...
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End pensions for Illinois legislatorsJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - Legislators in Illinois are well compensated. In fact, at a little under $70,000 a year for part-time positions, they’re among the most highly paid state lawmakers in th...
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It’s government that ‘fell down on the job’Jan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - President Obama says the U. S. “fell down on the job.” Who fell? Not the nearly 10 percent who are unemployed and the additional nearly 10 percent of people who have gi...
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We’re working on fixing bridgesJan 28, 2011 12:00 am - The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) applauds the Daily Herald for the attention it gave our area’s deteriorating bridge infrastructure in the Dec. 22 “...
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Sports fans stuck with Imrem for lifeJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - It seems to me that the readers of Mike Imrem's column in the Sports section of the Daily Herald are stuck with Mike Imrem's inane use of newsprint space for life. All ...
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Penalize companies that export jobsJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - I was listening to NPR recently and heard about a company moving from Massachusetts to China, causing 800 people to lose their jobs and go on unemployment. The jobs will...
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A smart voter is politician's nightmareJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Record snowfall and unprecedented low temperatures across America find Nobel laureate and Oscar winner Al Gore comfortably secluded in his palatial estate, dutifully cou...
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Don't try Bianchi — or pay for itJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - The McHenry County Board has agreed to pay $221,476 for legal services provided by a special prosecutor. It is my understanding that an appellate prosecutor was already ...
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Sportsplex over fire protection?Jan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - The recent announcement by the village of Lakewood that they are planning to outsource fire protection for residents to save money has me wondering about their prioritie...
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Jeff Engelhardt advocates forgiveness, not death penaltyJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Editor's note: Jeff Engelhardt is an intern in the Daily Herald's Springfield bureau and a graduate student at the University of Illinois-Springfield, enrolled in it...