Wauconda Opinion
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Take balanced approach on gun controlJan 09, 2016 12:00 am - As I sat last week and watched President Obama present his case for increased background checks and other gun control measures, I began to think of the fragility of life...
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County has great record of preservationDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - I am writing in response to the letter to the editor submitted by Paul Showers in the Dec. 7 titled "Forest Preserve shows 'dump' mentality." The Lake County Forest Pr...
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Editorial: Patience, good will help close river trail dealOct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials soon will cut the ribbon on the long-awaited completion of one of the agency's most popular attractions that's been decade...
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Editorial: U of I wrong home for renowned postcard archivesOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Picture postcards were the pre-Facebook way to brag about your vacation to people who were stuck back at home or in the office. Some showed dramatic landscapes or points...
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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...