Lake Zurich Opinion
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Legalization is answer, not testingOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - When I was in high school I learned that alcohol prohibition failed because people still wanted to consume alcohol even though it was dangerous and illegal. Illicit drug...
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The Soap BoxOct 01, 2011 4:00 am - He who giveth ... ... Can't taketh away, at least not once it's listed as an employee benefit. That's the tollway authority's explanation for why it's not putting an end...
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Keep tax break for nonprofit hospitalsSep 27, 2011 5:00 am - Not-for-profit hospitals must be ready to treat sick and injured people 24 hours a day regardless of a patient’s ability to pay. Free health care is given to many ill pa...
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Roundabout agreement improves safetySep 24, 2011 4:00 am - A recent letter to the editor was filled with inaccurate information regarding the equestrian underpass on Hunt Club Road. In response to that letter, here are the facts...
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Our View on school drug tests: Proceed, but protectSep 23, 2011 4:00 am - It’s no secret the suburbs have a drug abuse problem among teens. Young people know how to find drugs, and they continue to get hooked at great cost to themselves, their...
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Compare U.S. budget to a typical family’sSep 20, 2011 5:00 am - Congress sets a federal budget every year in the trillions of dollars. Few people know how much money that is so we’ll illustrate the breakdown of 2011 federal budget in...
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The SoapboxSep 17, 2011 5:00 am - Wheaton hero honored: Thoughtful work went into the efforts of a committee that recommended the commons of Wheaton North High School be named for Staff Sgt. Robert Mille...
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‘Remembrance’ was soul stirringSep 16, 2011 12:00 am - Sunday, I attended the 9/11 memorial concert “In Remembrance” at the Lake Zurich High School Auditorium. Performing were the Combined Lake Zurich High School Choirs, di...
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Big Ten standout a great exampleSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - I really liked Chuck Goudie’s column in the Sept. 5 Daily Herald’s Good Morning section. It is very refreshing to see that Kirk Cousins, this year’s Big Ten “wunderkind”...
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Community college a valuable resourceSep 14, 2011 5:00 am - History has told us that as the economy sours, more and more people turn to their neighborhood community college to regroup, retrain and look for new careers. And that h...