Lake Zurich Opinion
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County home not meant to make profitOct 22, 2011 5:00 am - On Tuesday, Oct. 11, the Lake County Board voted 15 to 8 to privatize Winchester House. Many Commissioners and staff spoke about how under present conditions Winchester ...
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Military costs didn’t cause recessionOct 18, 2011 5:00 am - In a recent letter, one of your readers stated the necessity of cutting the military budget. It is beyond comprehension that anyone might put forth that argument as a wa...
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School districts are bleeding us dryOct 17, 2011 5:00 am - I would like to take this opportunity to thank those individuals responsible for raising my school taxes. My 2010 property tax bill just arrived. The combined 2010 scho...
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The SoapboxOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - At last, remembrance: More than 1,000 people are expected in Des Plaines today to dedicate a memorial to the victims of the crash of American Airlines Flight 191. Such a...
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Lake Zurich teachers care, communicateOct 15, 2011 4:00 am - I am an old gal, 56 years and counting. I have taught on the East Coast and in the heart of London. I have “subbed” in my new state in other districts. I must say Lake Z...
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Religious freedoms are being attackedOct 11, 2011 5:00 am - Of great concern to many who profess Judeo Christian beliefs are recent actions by the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services. Examples: forc...
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Students need education not testing on drugsOct 10, 2011 12:00 am - Would drug testing have saved the life of the 18-year-old Lake Zurich man who died of a heroin overdose? Probably not. Despite a short-lived high, marijuana is the only ...
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Cain shows tea party is not racistOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - On Saturday, Sept. 24, African American presidential candidate Herman Cain won the Florida straw poll by 37 percent. He beat out front runners Mitt Romney and Rick Perry...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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Moving on from a public mistakeOct 04, 2011 9:00 am - State Sen. Suzi Schmidt used very poor judgment when she called 911 last Christmas Day to suggest dispatchers ignore her husband if he called. As a former Lake County Bo...