Island Lake Opinion
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Schools must become responsible on spendingDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - What will it take to get our schools to adjust their spending to the new economic realities? Many property taxpayers are already stretched to the limit and our State's ...
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District 46 bonuses defy taxpayersDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I just completed reading the article on the Grayslake School District cash bonus plan so efficiently doled out and approved by Superintendent Ellen Correll. Actually, I ...
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Let soldiers be free to be themselvesDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to inform you of my support for the repeal of “Don't Ask Don't Tell”. There is no reason for the discrimination against the brave men and women who choose ...
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View climate change over long termDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - In the aftermath of the Cancun Climate Change meetings, I would direct readers to http://www.accuracyproject.org/recordtemps.html, listing the record high and low temper...
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GOP now defying military reportDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Now that the Pentagon has released the long-awaited report on DADT, and it shows clearly that gays serving openly in the military will have little to no effect on combat...
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Grayslake school leaders out of touchDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 needs a reality check. The administration's and school board's failure to grasp current economic conditions is so skewed it defies compr...
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Storming the field is youthful exuberanceDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to point out some instances of poor sportsmanship on the part of Loyola Academy fans at the football semifinal game at Loyola, which I attended on Nov. 20 a...
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Civil unions will never be enoughDec 12, 2010 10:00 pm - “To fear God, tell the truth and make money.” H. C. Paddock, 1852-1935 Mr. Paddock must be spinning in his grave with the favorable message coming from the Heral...
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In defense of sanctimonious liberalsDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - In a desperately craven attempt to rationalize the sell out of values and principles represented by the recently negotiated tax giveaway to the wealthiest of Americans, ...
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Think healthy at the holidaysDec 10, 2010 10:00 pm - At the holidays, we are immersed in joyous festivities. Families gather to share the blessings and enjoy good foods. As a physician, I often remind my patients that this...