Lake Villa Opinion
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The case to elect Seals to CongressJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - I live in the 10th Congressional District. We will have a highly contested election for congressman. The Iraq War was based on faulty data that alienated our allies and ...
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Now Chicago's richest geezers can ride the bus for freeJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - "My expectation is that the legislature will approve the governor's proposal for free transit rides for millionaires who happen to be over 65." So said Illinois House Sp...
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Fix flaws in videotaping confessionsJan 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Illinois' law requiring the videotaping of all homicide confessions is still young, but it is quickly showing that police departments have much to learn about recording ...
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Series seeks productive actions, not simply another shot at tollwayJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It's easy to disdain the Illinois tollway. Born of the same lie that frequently justifies unpopular government projects -- think local taxes: "Don't worry; this issue do...
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Something doesn't add up this election yearJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Either Hillary Rodham flunked math class at Maine South High School in Park Ridge or she picked up Jethro-style ciphering during her years in Arkansas. How else would yo...
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State should ban leaf burningJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - I must agree with Edward Neuman of Hawthorn Woods, who wrote about leaf burning "compromises." Mr. Neuman is right -- a compromise is a joke. Lake Villa has a ban on l...
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Graham's legacy lives on in countyJan 03, 2008 10:00 pm - My whole family and I are sad to hear the news of F. T. "Mike" Graham's passing. His legacy lives on in Lake County as one who worked for and saved open space for us to...
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Road project not safer, but confusingDec 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the past two years, motorists driving through the Butterfield Road expansion in Libertyville navigated through the construction with the promise of a larger, safer ...
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It's a shame to read about the ArizonaDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading the article "Pennies for Pearl Harbor" in the Daily Herald on Dec. 12, I became angry that our government would allow such a historic monument like the Ari...
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...