Wauconda Opinion
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Follow safety rules when snowmobilingJan 25, 2009 10:00 pm - This is the time of year when the temptation to ride a motorized sled across a frozen surface becomes too great to fight. Snowmobilers see days and weeks of temperature...
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Obama rules apply to all lawmakersJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Help me out here. When you reported that Rep. Elga Jefferies, a Chicago Democrat, voted "present" on the Blagojevich impeachment, you said voting "present" was a cop out...
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April election is chance for changeJan 16, 2009 10:00 pm - On Friday, Jan. 9th I had a precinct committeeman knock on my door with a petition. He said it was to keep the people in office that work in Vernon Hills. I asked what h...
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Lessons learned from pig farm disputeJan 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Bad fences make bad neighbors, and apparently so do pig farms and water towers. Both are elements in the 3-year-old snit between Bob Wargaski of Wauconda Township and t...
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Soldiers are gone but not forgottenJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - According to The Daily Herald, the armed forces recently gave George Bush a parade honoring his service as commander-in-chief. How sad that the 4,140 (and counting) troo...
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Yes, ask the voters about Route 53Jan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Amid the embarrassment of the Blagojevich fiasco in Springfield, one bit of abiding politics has been almost amusing. In opposing calls for a special election to fill B...
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Popular vote is the fairest methodJan 06, 2009 10:00 pm - We recently elected a new president. But is our method of voting really fair? I don't think we should have the Electoral College. I thought the citizens of the United S...
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These Democrats in for right reasonsDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - With all eyes focused on recent revelations of Gov. Blagojevich's appalling actions, it is tempting to paint all Illinois Democrats with the same brush. Corrupt behavior...
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Pols had chance voters should decideDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The result of last week's arrest of our Democrat governor has made Illinois a national embarrassment. To add to the situation, Democrat leaders initially supported a spe...
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Fees for rescue services wrongDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There's something troubling about the Wheaton City Council's decision to allow the local fire department to bill for special rescue services. Fire officials in that city...