Lake Zurich Opinion
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Keep true conservative in 26th DistrictMar 06, 2016 12:00 am - Once upon a time, the brother of a former professional football player and a Northwest suburban mayor decided to run for state senate in a very conservative district. Th...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today at locations around the suburbs. Here is a summary of our endorsements. The full text of individual endorsement edito...
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Endorsement: Charland for Lake County BoardFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - Two active community volunteers - Gloria Charland, 59, of Ingleside and Roger T. Smith Sr., 41, of Fox Lake - are competing in the March 15 election to be the Democratic...
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Endorsement: Martini for Lake County BoardFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - In the Lake County Board District 5 Republican race, the choice comes down to well-established credentials in county government vs. newcomers who also have a lot to brin...
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No place for religion in schoolsDec 23, 2015 5:35 am - I couldn't agree more with Debbie Beverly's Nov. 17th letter. The newspaper article was shocking. As a Christian and a Catholic I have no problem with learning about ot...
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County has great record of preservationDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - I am writing in response to the letter to the editor submitted by Paul Showers in the Dec. 7 titled "Forest Preserve shows 'dump' mentality." The Lake County Forest Pr...
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Climate change by the numbers: Believe itDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Our planet continues to heat up, causing extreme climate change. Per NASA-GISS, 15 of the last 18 years are the hottest in recorded history going back to 1880. 2014 was...
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Why aren't gang leaders called terrorists?Nov 14, 2015 12:00 am - I am wondering why known high-level gang members in Chicago are not considered terrorists. We allow these individuals to kill over and over again and recruit others to ...
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Editorial: Suburban schools take necessary step in heroin battleNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - It's taken some time, but the shift in attitudes toward combating the suburban heroin epidemic has taken hold. And nowhere is that more evident than in our high schools,...
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Editorial: Stevenson's move to later start time a local test caseNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The toughest part about change often is finding someone to be first. On the issue of pushing school start times back later in the morning to be more in line with identif...