Waukegan Opinion
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Help available for vets with ALSSep 28, 2014 1:01 am - In 2008, the Veterans Affairs Department determined that ALS is a service-related disease. As a result, veterans with more than 90 days or more of continuous active duty...
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Saturday Soapbox Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. Some don't. This is Saturday Soapbox, briefly stated commentary from the Daily Herald's editors.Sep 27, 2014 1:01 am - Tweet this: Perhaps you missed our anniversary last week as we celebrated seven years in the Twitter world. Amazing how time flies 140 characters at a time. Twe...
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Lakefront is the question in WaukeganSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - People who ask "Where will we get our power?" if the coal-fired plant in Waukegan closes are not up to speed on the facts. Illinois is a deregulated state for electrici...
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Waukegan should back Clean Power campaignAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - The Clean Power Lake County campaign submitted letters signed by 26 state and local public officials to NRG Energy CEO David Crane, expressing their concerns regarding p...
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Off-year election is political theaterAug 18, 2014 5:01 am - 2014 has brought us an interesting spectacle called an off-year election. Of course, any election in Illinois is always off something, like off the charts or off the wa...
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The SoapboxJul 12, 2014 5:01 am - Now that's standing tall: Fans who saw Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury play the Chicago Sky at Allstate Arena Friday no doubt were impressed by the 6-foot-8...
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Hobby Lobby ruling an attack on rightsJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - When the Republican majority in the Supreme Court decreed that it was all right for employers to deny certain benefits to their employees' families, even though these be...
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The SoapboxJun 28, 2014 5:01 am - Remembering Depke: In the 1980s when Lake County was divided along growth or no-growth lines, everyone knew where Bob Depke stood. The former county board chairman...
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Editorial: Hard decisions ahead for public coursesJun 26, 2014 1:00 am - President Obama is getting some flak these days for taking to the golf course a little too much. Some say it puts him out of touch with the average American. Local and n...
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Editorial: Weighing freedom, justice issues in DNA caseJun 24, 2014 5:01 am - Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim says he'll immediately act to free Marvin Williford, who is serving an 80-year prison sentence in the 2000 beating death of a N...