Lakemoor Opinion
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A dichotomy: Cold is declared warmJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - It's Orwellian when cold is declared warm, that the earth is continuing to get warmer even as it feels colder outside. Given that a huge blizzard shut down much of the N...
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Gift cards now what they say they areDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - It's the season of giving and consumers can feel confident when they gave gift cards. In 2007, State Rep. Jack Franks put a stop to a common practice of retailers that d...
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Stick to founder's missionDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - As I was reading the Daily Herald's article Tuesday, Dec. 28, “Our mission: Conversation that matters,” my eyes caught the true mission statement written by H.C. Paddock...
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Sex-ed should be up to parentsDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to Kaylahjo Pulscher's letter, titled “Abstinence-only message won't work.” I am concerned that once again the schools are supposed to parent chi...
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Vandals won't spoil his holiday spiritDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - While I can totally appreciate how the Michels family must have felt as described in the Dec. 20 article, I must implore them to hang in there. I personally have experie...
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Digging locally to make a differenceDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - We want to be indispensable to you. That's nothing new. As we said earlier this week, that means we want to engage, surprise and delight you. We want to cover our commun...
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A cautionary duck taleDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Sometime late this summer, eight beautiful Peking ducks appeared on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. They swam in a group close to the shore ignoring and being ignored by the gee...
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Prosperity depends on the richDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Mr. Glassman should stick with motorcycles instead of trying to understand economics. What do rich people do with all the money they get? Do they bury it in their backy...
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Public bodies want too much moneyDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - In this brutal Lake County economy, it is outrageous that many Lake County public organizations are in the process of requesting more property tax from the residents. Ma...
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Congress is not just a jobDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - Are Americans rooted in expectations for government that no longer exist? The average age of Congress is 56 years for representatives and 61.5 years for senators. Obviou...