Tower Lakes Opinion
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The SoapboxJun 28, 2014 5:01 am - Remembering Depke: In the 1980s when Lake County was divided along growth or no-growth lines, everyone knew where Bob Depke stood. The former county board chairman...
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Editorial: Hard decisions ahead for public coursesJun 26, 2014 1:00 am - President Obama is getting some flak these days for taking to the golf course a little too much. Some say it puts him out of touch with the average American. Local and n...
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Editorial: Weighing freedom, justice issues in DNA caseJun 24, 2014 5:01 am - Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim says he'll immediately act to free Marvin Williford, who is serving an 80-year prison sentence in the 2000 beating death of a N...
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Editorial: Protecting your kids from others, themselvesJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - Technology has a way of complicating, as well as simplifying, our lives. Our parents - and now we - look wistfully upon the simpler times of our youth, when there were f...
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The SoapboxMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - Ending well: The political process makes us all angry at times, but when legislative negotiating works, it can be very satisfying. So it is with a once-weak bill in...
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The SoapboxMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Prevailing protest: Mount Prospect leaders acknowledge their vote against a state-mandated ordinance had no practical effect, but the protest was worth noting. Requ...
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Leave enforcement goals to local policeMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - We are writing this letter in opposition to SB 3411 and ask you to consider the following points regarding traffic enforcement and the positive effect it has on our comm...
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Editorial: Kids and the battle with technology gone badMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - It's the golden age of technology gone bad. And it's a wake-up call for parents and educators to redouble their efforts in monitoring all electronic devices in the hands...
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Editorial: School using controversy as a teaching momentApr 10, 2014 5:00 am - Little good can ever be expected to come of a sexting scandal at a middle school. But if one occurs, it requires delicate handling - as officials at Barrington Middle Sc...
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Editorial: Travel questions underscore need for transparency, discliplineApr 08, 2014 5:00 am - We recently asked veteran College of Lake County board member Barbara Oilschlager to explain some of her taxpayer-funded expense reimbursements included in a Daily Heral...