Wauconda Opinion
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All drivers must be held accountableMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I must point out the hypocrisy of your lukewarm editorial on May 5 concerning the dangers of driving while distracted in light of the crusade you have been engaging in a...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...
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Former mayor's wife thanks residentsMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to express my thanks to all of you who supported the Wauconda First party. It is my feeling that for four years we have had an outstanding board representin...
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Time to stop trying to mandate slotsMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Allow us to provide a bit of apparently needed history for the Illinois General Assembly and, in particular, for state Sen. Terry Link of Waukegan: In 1927, when Arling...
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Gay marriage lowers standardsMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Ms. Ellen Goodman's April 19 OP ED "Same-sex unions changing state by state" is a very shallow argument for affirming in law same-sex marriages. Improving one's tax posi...
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Report pushes parents to advocateMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - What will it take to educate all our children? Illinois Kids Count tries to answer this question by looking at how our kids are doing in school, what's working, and what...
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Compromise needed in eviction powerApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - I am a senior at Mundelein High School. For a political participation project for my AP Government and Politics course, I attended a Mundelein Village Board meeting. Lit...
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"Yes" vote is not consensus on Rt. 53Apr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This week roughly 22 percent of the voters of Lake County went to the polls and voted on the advisory referendum question, "Shall the State of Illinois construct the ext...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Both sides of the tracks: When government entities cooperate, the taxpayers win. This week the Barrington Countryside and Lake Zurich fire protection districts agreed to...