Lake Villa Opinion
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Time for a change in getting the newsMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to Jim Slusher's editorial on March 13, I can appreciate the dilemma your paper faces. I have been a reader of the Daily Herald for 40-plus years and in the ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Those ringing phonesMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - A bill has been introduced in the Illinois General Assembly that would ban those annoying "robo-calls" from politicians seeking your vote. You have to like this bill, t...
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IEMA has, and will, be there, for countyMar 18, 2008 11:00 pm - This paper's March 13 article concerning state assistance following floods last August in Lake County requires clarification. In response to the floods, Gov. Blagojevich...
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Quit stalling on Cook County reformsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It hardly comes as a surprise to see downstate Republicans waving foam fingers in the air and razzing Cook County for having reached the highest sales tax in the nation,...
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Saturday Soapbox: No flood helpMar 14, 2008 11:00 pm - We understand that state and federal emergency management agencies have to draw the line somewhere in determining which communities are eligible for funds when a disaste...
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New era brings new balance to two sides of paper's missionMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the inner world of a daily newspaper, the "tell the truth" side of the mission and the "make money" side persist in something of a state of uneasy symbiosis. Each sid...
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Saturday Soapbox: The clock is tickingMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - We think the village of Fox Lake did the right thing by dissolving the fireworks committee and taking over planning of this year's show. Time is of the essence here with...
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Gun control laws are not a solutionMar 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The minute there is a shooting, there is a cry from many for more gun control. It seems the obvious solution. It isn't. Very few have studied gun control like John R. L...
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Thoughts on how to use tax rebateFeb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Regarding the "rebate," how is it going to help our economy if it is spent on cheap goods from China or other foreign countries? Americans, be smart and pay off high int...
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Mark Kirk deserves to be re-electedFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A recent New York Times editorial raised some very serious questions about what our country is facing internationally and what the presidential candidates may or may not...