Libertyville Opinion
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Editorial: Study waterway agency before pulling plugMar 28, 2014 5:00 am - State Sen. Terry Link this week pulled down his proposed legislation to eliminate the Fox Waterway Agency, saying the idea needs more study. Yes, it does. The proposal h...
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Politicians fear term limitsMar 16, 2014 5:01 am - Recently we have heard a lot about the need for constitutional amendments to achieve many goals. This includes eliminating the lieutenant governor position, going to a g...
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Editorial: Board members' duty to set example on spending controlsMar 14, 2014 5:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify information provided by the College of Lake County, details of revisions to the board's policies have been changed. For most College of La...
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Elect treasurer who can keep promisesMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - Hardly a week goes by where I don't read a letter to the editor complaining about property taxes being too high - for good reason. They are too high, especially here in ...
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Taxpayers should not support regional venueMar 14, 2014 1:01 am - In all the discussions I have heard and read about concerning the prospect of issuing over $11 million in bonds to rebuild the Brainerd School. no one has mentioned anot...
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Brainerd upgrade will boost LibertyvilleMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - We came for the schools, and we stayed because Libertyville is a vibrant, interesting and growing community. We all know it is not an inexpensive place to live; however,...
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Time to stop rewarding failureMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - The Brainerd Community Center Inc. has failed to raise sufficient funds to renovate the Brainerd facility in Libertyville. For the past seven years, the BCC has attempt...
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Health care job scare not here yetMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - I remember not too long ago, Republicans were gnashing their teeth trying to convince Americans that when the Affordable Care Act became law, people would lose their ful...
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Brainerd building served its purposeMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Brainerd building was in deplorable condition when I was a student there during the 1954-55 school year and has continued to deteriorate due to deferred maintenance ...
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Brainerd plan unfocused, unneededMar 10, 2014 12:01 am - If the village trustees had presented me with a plan to create a needed, requested performing arts center in Libertyville, I would have expected to see the building cost...