Lake Zurich Opinion
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Senior citizens face challenging timesNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a senior citizen receiving Social Security. I also own my own home. As for Social Security -- we are getting a 2.3 percent increase while the cost of living is up a...
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Herald let Obama rewrite historyNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - In the Nov. 8 edition of the Daily Herald, you did a disservice to your readers. You ran an Associated Press article that essentially became a free ad for Senator Obama ...
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Lake Co. SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - A damp dry run There's nothing like a little fog and mist to produce a test run for holiday travelers. And nothing quite like this week's weather-related delays at O'Har...
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Public misled by stories on salariesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Public misled by stories on salaries I keep reading all of the insulting articles in your publication regarding the extreme amounts of salaries and perks given to educat...
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Soapbox: Tragedy to hopeNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Tragedy to hope The tragedy of Oct. 27, when a double-decker trailer carrying 59 horses overturned near Wadsworth, won't soon fade from the memory of those who were ther...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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Soapbox: Round-the-clock heroesNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Whatever it is that firefighters are paid, it probably isn't enough. How do you put a value on what these folks do, even when they're off duty? When an early morning hou...
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On life and death matters, we must resist dealing in speculationNov 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Speculation is about the only stock in trade for some mysteries. But that doesn't excuse openly dealing in the commodity An Austin, Texas-based PR agent offered us an in...
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Soapbox: Making amendsNov 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Congratulations to the four-member majority of the Grayslake Elementary District 46 board that voted this week to reduce debt interest payments in order to save taxpayer...
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Entire community enjoyed a bookOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I would like to congratulate the Ela Area Public Library on the success of their first One Book One Reading Community program. The choice of Erik Larson's "Devil in the ...