Wauconda Opinion
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Editorial: Wauconda Sept. 11 memorial bickering an ironic embarrassmentOct 10, 2015 2:00 pm - In the immediate aftermath of the horrors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the nation came together in a spirit of unity that this generation had never felt bef...
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Disturbing failings on life, marriageOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - It is beyond disturbing that anyone could discuss the monetary value of fetal body parts obtained through abortion and yet not acknowledge that the whole living human ba...
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Budget impasse brutal to service providersSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - As we begin the third month of a budget impasse in Springfield, United Way of Lake County would like to call our state leaders' attention to the very real disruption the...
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Putting embarrassment where it belongsAug 12, 2015 1:00 am - At first I was embarrassed by the immature actions of the Wauconda Board of Trustees. But the more I think about it, I am embarrassed for them. Joan Baillie Wauconda...
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Is closing Gitmo a factor?Jul 30, 2015 1:00 am - From the Daily Herald, July 21: "At the reopening of the Cuban embassy (7/20/15/) and again at a joint news conference with Kerry, Rodriguez (Cuban Foreign Minister) rep...
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How to narrow the skills gapJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - It seems that we continually hear of good-paying jobs that go unfilled. Are these reports true? In an economy with slow growth, can jobs really go begging? The sad answe...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...
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Clinton speech proves letter writer rightJun 11, 2015 1:00 am - As the keynote speaker at the 2015 Women in the World Conference, Hillary Clinton in essence said, "Ha! George Kocan has been right all along! We Democrats hate the Amer...
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Editorial: The Cook County sheriff's deputies' Super Bowl abuse of sick timeJun 09, 2015 11:00 pm - Few of us begrudge the extra costs - even the sometimes substantial extra costs - that accompany a professional sports championship. The planning. The ticker tape parade...
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Editorial: PADS, housing authority failed to trust public about homeless projectJun 08, 2015 11:00 pm - It would be easy to dismiss the squabble over a plan to move a residential program for chronically homeless people with mental illness into an Ela Township neighborhood ...