Mundelein Opinion
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Frasier is honest, dedicated to MundeleinMar 30, 2013 5:00 am - I have known Wally Frasier for 40 years. For 11 years, we were police officers together. For three of those years we were partners in the Investigations unit. While ser...
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President has little choice in making cutsMar 29, 2013 5:00 am - In his March 26 letter to the editor, “Spending shows lack of leadership,” Robert Kennedy shows a severe misunderstanding of the sequester. In his letter, Mr. Kennedy q...
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CLC trustee has record of leadershipMar 27, 2013 5:00 am - I am a trustee at Spoon River Community College in Canton and Macomb and have served several years as a director and central region chairman for the Association of Commu...
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A summary of our Lake County political endorsementsMar 25, 2013 5:00 am - Here is a summary of Daily Herald endorsements in Lake County municipal and school board races and local referendums. Municipal races Antioch mayor: Lawrence Hanson...
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Endorsement: Yes to appointing, not electing, Mundelein village clerkMar 24, 2013 5:00 am - In recent years, Mundelein has seen its village clerk position play a diminishing role, and voters now have the choice of giving the clerk’s office nonelected status. By...
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Change could make tax appeals worseMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Since the recession of 2008, property owners in Lake County and nationwide have seen dramatic drops in market values, and in response, tax appeals have gone steadily up....
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Awaiting answers on appeals changeMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding the recent ruling by the Lake County Board of Review limiting assessment-appeal assistance only through licensed attorneys, I have some pertinent questions: I...
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The SoapboxMar 23, 2013 5:00 am - Props for Pierotti: How about some props for Dewey Pierotti, who has held down the fort as both president and interim director of the DuPage County Forest Preserve Distr...
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Endorsement: Browne, Lohr, Mellon, Paliani for Mundelein Dist. 120 boardMar 22, 2013 5:00 am - Voters in Mundelein High School District 120 are fortunate to have five eager and committed candidates from whom to choose for four seats. Among them is incumbent Robert...
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Be careful about changing appealsMar 21, 2013 5:00 am - Lake County’s assessment and appeals system is a model of accuracy, openness and fairness. With an increase in appeals from taxpayers feeling financial distress or seeki...