Lake County Opinion
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Vote no on Barrington rail referendumOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Based on recent communications from the Village of Barrington, the underpass and road realignment projects have been fast tracked with the Lake Zurich Road realignment b...
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Don't lose focus on local candidatesOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Let's be clear I am not for either candidate. Did the Democratic Party ask Mr. Clinton to resign after his affair in the Oval Office? No. Did Mrs. Clinton admonish...
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Recognizing the urgency of a problemOct 17, 2016 12:01 am - I can't believe what I read recently in an article contrasting opposing Lake County candidates. Regarding crude-by-rail transport, Aaron Lawlor states, "So there is a di...
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Students showed disrespect to nation, principlesOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - I was a football official at the last Powder Puff Football game event at Grayslake North High School on Sept. 28. I have been an official for the Powder Puff Football ga...
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The real extremesOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - I listen to the political advertisements on TV for Democrats. All I hear is fear mongering, full of emotion and such extreme rhetoric that it is ludicrous. I just have t...
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Community setting best for mentally illOct 15, 2016 1:00 am - As Lake County Sheriff, I support the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Sector Services Section 1115 Waiver application to the federal Social Security Adminis...
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An exemplary officialOct 15, 2016 1:00 am - In this anti-political environment, when many of us would just rather "throw all the bums out" and start over, it's important to recognize the few politicians who are ac...
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Party should stay loyal to nomineeOct 15, 2016 1:00 am - At 68 years old, I am at a loss. I have never seen an election for president like this one. You have a choice between a loudmouth businessman who says it like it is or a...
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Write-in is the answerOct 14, 2016 1:00 am - In the race for the U.S. House in the 10th District, I'll vote for Joe Kopsick, a write-in candidate. Mr. Kopsick is the only candidate in his race who wants to cut tax ...
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Quigley for 5th congressional districtOct 13, 2016 1:00 am - Congressman Mike Quigley understands that anything that gets done in Congress gets done in the middle, and so he has tried to live there, much of the time. The Democrat ...