Mundelein Opinion
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Even for maligned marathon, half-full glass close at handOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs could hit with men on base, the clear failings of this year's marathon would have been relegated to a front-page footnote. For the purposes of this column, I...
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How could board oppose silence?Oct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The Mundelein village board must be losing their minds. They voted not to go silent with train horns as other communities have done in the county. The original assertion...
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Blackwater ran deep and dark for years on current fearOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "Gentlemen, welcome to Baghdad." That was the announcement that came over the jetliner's loudspeaker as we landed in Iraq. The captain rightly used the word "gentlemen" ...
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Party of values? What a jokeOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Sen. David Vitter, R-La.; U.S. Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla.; Sen. Larry Craig, R-Idaho. These are the poster boys for the party of morals, family values and Christian faith? ...
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Putting hormones in better balanceOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - State Sen. Debbie Halverson seems to think there are differences between men and women but unlike Larry Summers, the former president of Harvard, she is not being politi...
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Soapbox: All parents paying attention?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - What's a fair and just sentence for a couple convicted of allowing underage drinking in their home -- drinking that preceded a car crash killing two minors who attended ...
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Soapbox: Overdoing in the extremeSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing like elected public servants to overdo the tax thing. The Cook County Board is expected to vote Monday on a proposed $750 million sales tax hike. Problem is, the...
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Chuck goes from obscurity to eternity in just monthsSep 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Suddenly, and without warning, the unthinkable has happened. Chuck is the new Jacob. It isn't official yet, but judging by the painful rash of current movies and TV show...
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Soapbox: Homecoming challengeSep 21, 2007 11:00 pm - High schools throughout the area will be celebrating homecomings over the next couple of weeks, and that means all administrations will be on full alert for excessive mi...
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Credit police for keeping village safeSep 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I'm writing about the Mundelein man that had 636 guns seized from his home, according to police. I'm astounded by this man's statement that the charges against him "were...