Round Lake Park Opinion
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College Illinois must not failApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - When we adopting our daughter from China, we immediately bought life insurance and bought into the College Illinois program. I spent two years lobbying our legislators t...
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Keep high value on federal workforceApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - There’s a new attack in Congress on federal workers, and I urge the members of the Illinois delegation to rise above it. As a retired federal employee and a proud Americ...
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What is Obama’s plan for Libya?Apr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - After waiting three weeks, President Obama finally addressed the Libya problem. He said, “Gadhafi has to go.” A week later he said Gadhafi is not the target. He said we ...
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Clarifying residents' Quentin Road preferenceApr 18, 2011 11:00 pm - This is in response to your April 8 article, “Preckwinkle to visit Palatine council.” As major stakeholders in the corridor in favor of the Quentin Road rebuild project,...
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Township critics aren't aware of servicesApr 14, 2011 12:00 am - By Gerry Bartnicke I have been reading articles and letters concerning consolidation of local governments, including suggestions that we should do away with townships. I...
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For Schaumburg, only way up is downApr 13, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board There was a time, some of us remember, when if you had a big regional mall in your village, you paid little to no property tax to said villa...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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Would fewer races equal more voters?Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In all of suburban Cook County, a bit more than 16 percent of 1.39 million registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. In DuPage C...
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Cuts to after-school programs carry risksApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois’ anti-crime arsenal contains no weapons more powerful than the proven programs that help kids get the right start – like quality educational child care, after-s...
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Dismantle outdated townshipsApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - During the 1800s, a still rural state of Illinois let counties establish townships that were designed for residents to administer government services on a localized scal...