Waukegan Opinion
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I'll go ahead and say it: 'Christmas'Dec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Warning: If you are politically correct, please skip this column. This is a story about Christmas. I figure it's OK for me to actually write that word Christmas since it...
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Legislators should say no to casinoDec 23, 2007 10:00 pm - To Gov. Blagojevich and state leaders: I'll be direct and to the point. I cannot sit back and be quiet any longer. Lake County and especially the City of Waukegan does n...
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Thanks for helping out the veteransDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - On behalf of the Lake County Veterans Assistance Commission, I want to extend a public thank-you to the many organizations who helped in the past month to bring a Christ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Working togetherDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School has had its share of problems in 2007. Board infighting, hostility between a board member and the staff, and ongoing money trouble made i...
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Iowa series put presidential politics in suburban contextDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - We know what's happening in Iowa can be relevant in the suburbs and has connections to suburban interests. I often think of the Daily Herald in a phrase similar to the c...
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Santa came dressed in nubuck with tickets for BlagojevichesDec 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Because wiretapping is illegal without a court order, we can only imagine the phone call between Gov. Rod Blagojevich and Sen. James DeLeo (D-Ticketmaster). Blagojevich:...
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Report Card results: Good, but familiar problems persistDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - We continue to score a respectable B overall, but the areas in which we fare least well remain the same. It is a source of both encouragement and concern for us that th...
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Tribute to a very good friend, mentor and a great lawyerDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - I have been Bob Will's very good friend for the past 16 very short years. In that time, Bob gave me a lifetime worth of experience, knowledge, and understanding of the l...
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Soapbox: ThanksDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Hats off to the Boy Scout troop at St. Francis de Sales Church in Lake Zurich for their work to recondition bicycles and give them to needy families this weekend. This y...
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We should be deporting criminalsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - It is easy to understand why Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran wants the federal OK to allow his officers the authority to process illegal immigrants for deportation. Man...