Lakemoor Opinion
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Parents must say no to teen drinkingMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Our opposition to teen drinking and insistence that parents take responsibility is unwavering. For years, we have pointed to the pages of the Daily Herald and stories ab...
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Harper College odd silence on Ender’s expensesMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Anyone who follows this space regularly knows we are big supporters of Harper College in Palatine in general and its current president, Kenneth Ender, in particular. The...
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Better way to keep Sears in HoffmanMay 20, 2011 1:00 am - There were two interesting articles on the May 10 front page. Sears wants a 15-year renewal of a previous 23-year property tax incentive. Sears is threatening to move ou...
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D300 wastes time, money on new logoMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - I find it incredible and unconscionable that budget-stressed District 300 would waste time and money on changing the district logo. Such a decision contributes nothing t...
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Quinn should stop corporate blackmailMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - First Caterpillar threatens to leave our state and Gov. Quinn was right there with cash to make them stay. Then Motorola gets $100 million to stay in the state. Now Sear...
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Speak your mind, and your nameMay 17, 2011 1:00 am - When we heard about Ron Friedman, an elected trustee at Warren-Newport Public Library District in Gurnee, adopting an assumed name to speak out at Lake County Housing Au...
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Fast train to Detroit a waste of fundsMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - The Herald reports that Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announces that $404 million has been allocated by the federal government to go “toward increasing (train) spe...
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One language should be our goalMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Shame on you, Daily Herald. What a surprise to find in my “English speaking community” daily paper a photograph with a heading in Spanish. (The May 5 article is on page ...
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Durbin’s approach on fuel taxes faultyMay 16, 2011 12:00 am - Well, well, our esteemed senior senator, Dick Durbin (D-Labor Unions), has come up with another brilliant idea. He wants to eliminate “tax breaks” for big oil. Apparentl...
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Huntley needs own hospitalMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - A Centegra Hospital is sorely needed in Huntley. The closest hospital is at least 20 minutes from our community. Being home to one of the largest Del Webb communities an...