Wauconda Opinion
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Help improving for Lake veteransJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - After 10 years of service as superintendent of the Veterans Assistance Commission of Lake County, I am retiring. I want to thank the veterans and their families for allo...
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Success off the field was most importantJun 05, 2017 1:00 am - Winning isn't everything. Recently, there has been a considerable amount of negative attention given to high school sports. For example, players being hazed, coaches get...
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Editorial: $25 million questions remain as tollway set to again study Route 53 extensionMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Where's the Lake County buy-in? And where does this all end? These are our questions as the Illinois tollway board votes today whether to spend $25 million to study buil...
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Editorial: Drug culture video is important watching for suburbsMay 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Ethan Deardorff is 20. He's been sober for three years. Think about that. He was in need of help at age 17. And he knows so many others who were or still are in need of ...
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Nursing baccalaureate not needed at CLCApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - We read with interest the recent article "CLC backs proposal to offer 4-year nursing degree." We agree on the importance of offering the junior and senior year of a bacc...
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Slate has right balanceMar 21, 2017 1:00 am - As a former member of the Vernon Township Board, I understand the importance of township government and good elected officials. Township government works behind the scen...
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Endorsement: Knight for Wauconda village presidentMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - Teamwork and trust between Wauconda Mayor Frank Bart and the village board have been sorely lacking these past four years. Among other controversies, Bart was blamed for...
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Endorsements: Howe, Morino, Schlick for Wauconda village boardMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - One Wauconda? Or Wauconda Forward? The slates running for Wauconda village board offer voters clear choices - on issues, on experience, even on their feelings about cont...
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Editorial: Let Lake County voters decide how chairman is selectedFeb 01, 2017 10:00 pm - If Donald Trump's election as president told us anything, it's that voters have a lot of ideas and concerns about the size and role of government, and they want to have ...
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McHugh, Patterson, Stein and Swanson for Wauconda District 118Jan 04, 2017 12:00 am - Five candidates are vying for four seats on the Wauconda District 118 school board. Four incumbents - Carey McHugh, Sam Stein, David Patterson, and Brian Swanson - are r...