North Chicago Opinion
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Can't afford to cut career, tech fundingJan 02, 2010 10:00 pm - In the next decade, a large percentage of jobs in Illinois - 41 percent - will be at the "middle skill" level, requiring more education than a high school diploma but le...
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Career education must be a priorityDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The days when a "three R's" education was sufficient to provide a middle-class lifestyle are long over. Though jobs requiring low-level skills still exist (just 18 perc...
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Community colleges important, relevantSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A new school year has just begun and as president of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, it is appropriate for me to comment on behalf of all of us in I...
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Energy bill nothing but big tax hikeAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Washington is trying to hand Illinois, and the rest of the nation, the largest tax increase in our history. The "cap-and-trade" scheme at the core of the energy tax bill...
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Smoking, leaders costing money, jobsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - State revenues from casino operations in Illinois are down 20 percent, while it's down 2 to 5 percent in surrounding states for the same time period. Sen. Terry Link is...
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Link has special interest in casinoOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Sept. 30 edition of the Daily Herald the article on gambling expansion with the local candidates' positions is incomplete. You noted that Sen. Terry Link "has rep...
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Link will learn lesson with defeatOct 31, 2008 11:00 pm - There are no words to express my disappointment in your recent endorsement of Terry Link. First, your reasons for endorsing Sen. Link include the fact that he "sponsored...
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Time to get Link out of officeOct 28, 2008 11:00 pm - I keep waiting to hear some stories about how Senator Link is benefiting the community that he's been elected to serve, but in addition to protecting the governor from r...
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Best for Waukegan to vote out old guardOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Waukegan is the county seat for Lake County with a rich history, Lake Michigan waterfront and transportation infrastructure. It's absurd that Sen. Terry Link, as the La...
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Responsive leaders deserve re-electionOct 26, 2008 11:00 pm - We are fortunate to have a team like Sen. Terry Link (30th District) and Rep. Kathy Ryg (59th District) on the front line for us in Springfield. They are accessible and...