Libertyville Opinion
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Common Core puts feds in controlAug 23, 2013 5:00 am - Common Core will control the curriculum of public schools, charter school, private schools, religious schools, Catholic schools and home schooling. The control mechanism...
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The reality outside WashingtonAug 22, 2013 5:00 am - This letter is in response to the by Gene Lyons editorial on August 16. He questioned the reality for the GOP. He has failed to acknowledge that there are many of us vo...
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Will construction project ever end?Aug 21, 2013 5:00 am - Re: construction on Route 137 and Route 21 intersection, a question: Which will happen first? 1. Cubs win the World Series or 2. The completion of construction under t...
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Religion should not obstruct gay marriageAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - The Herald has printed a rash of letters recently from members of the Christian faith denouncing gay marriage in Illinois. In almost every letter, the Christian Bible is...
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Be careful about dates for the BibleAug 19, 2013 5:00 am - I generally agree with Harold Knudsen’s letter of Aug. 9 (“Don’t dismiss the Bible as irrelevant”). However, he says, “The Bible is as relevant in 2013 as it was in the...
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Study Bible with open mindAug 16, 2013 5:00 am - I wanted to respond to Marion Blais’s Aug. 3 letter “Study required to appreciate Bible.” I couldn’t agree more. But which Bible should be studied? Should we be studyi...
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Medicare trend is ominousAug 15, 2013 6:00 am - Wall Street Journal estimates near 10,000 physicians in the country currently refuse to accept Medicare patients in their practice. I wonder who will take care of their...
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The SoapboxAug 10, 2013 12:27 pm - Keeping perspective: In an editorial referencing a Buffalo Grove letter about a proposed supportive housing project in Arlington Heights, we failed to note that, that pr...
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‘Benchmarking’ is more government overreachAug 07, 2013 5:00 am - I was recently informed that Mayor Rahm Emanuel of the city of Chicago has introduced an ordinance called “Energy Benchmarking.” This ordinance would require buildings w...
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Middle class better wake upAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - Americans need to stop fighting each other and wake up to what is happening to the middle class in this country. The middle class used to have good jobs that enabled the...