Long Grove Opinion
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Bible doesn’t support taxes to help poorSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - BRegarding Ms. Cathy O’Brien’s letter posted Aug 26, nowhere in the Bible does it suggest that helping the poor is done through taxes. In fact, it’s quite the opposi...
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Pressure on Mathias over StoneSep 03, 2012 4:52 am - We were greatly disappointed to hear that state Rep. Sidney Mathias ducked direct questions posed at his Town Hall meeting regarding his collaboration with and support f...
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President had his chance on economyAug 21, 2012 5:00 am - The country is experiencing out-of-control home foreclosures and skyrocketing unemployment numbers, and President Obama has this to say: ”There will be setbacks.” Obama ...
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Special needs classes at Harper start soonAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - To all parents with special needs young adults, and especially adults with autism, Harper College in Palatine, through their Continuing Education Department, will be off...
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It’s time for GOP to lead state legislatureAug 20, 2012 5:00 am - Voters have many reasons to be angry about what is going on — and what is not being done — in Springfield under the leadership of House Speaker Michael Madigan and Senat...
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I will take the fairy dustAug 16, 2012 4:01 pm - President Obama’s primary response to the Romney/Ryan ticket is to accuse them of having a plan of “trickle-down fairy dust.” What the president does not realize is that...
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Durbin’s support of Reid no surpriseAug 15, 2012 1:00 am - Well, I see that Sen. Dick Durbin has finally spoken out about Harry Reid’s preposterous statement that Mitt Romney didn’t pay any income taxes for ten years. This tell...
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Editorial: Cold War artifact tells a chilling storyAug 02, 2012 9:06 am - Brett Blomberg’s mission in Vernon Hills doesn’t quite equate to pounding swords into plowshares, but it sure has a lot to say about the rumors of war. It’s a story wort...