Lake County Opinion
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Great idea to lose McHenry board pensionsSep 15, 2016 12:01 am - Thank you, Senator Althoff, Representative Franks and Governor Rauner for teaming up to end the practice of McHenry County Board members receiving taxpayer funded pensio...
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Editorial: Like adults, kids must focus, too, on back-to-school safetySep 13, 2016 1:00 am - The start of a new school year rightly brings the annual warnings aimed at adults who drive - look out for kids walking and riding bikes, watch for stopped school buses,...
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Referendum could delay needed road workSep 12, 2016 1:00 am - Why a referendum now for dealing with safety issues related to traffic flow, ambulance and fire equipment responding to emergencies. Our elected village representatives...
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Governor should stop tollway's wasteful spendingSep 12, 2016 1:00 am - The Illinois Tollway Authority is playing fast and loose with the most important part of the Chicago area's economy. That is our nation's freight hub as identified by CM...
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Sad loss for BarringtonSep 11, 2016 1:00 am - I read with surprise and distress of the death of Roberta Rapata. She was such a wonderful person, and I thoroughly enjoyed our discussions regarding Barrington. She agr...
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GOP hurt by its definition of moralitySep 11, 2016 1:00 am - Dick in Palatine displayed why Republicans cannot get out of their own way. While I agreed with most of the fiscal message, making "LGBT behavior," abortion and religion...
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Quarterback is luckySep 08, 2016 1:00 am - Colin Kaepernick is very fortunate to live in the United States of America, which permits freedom to insult our flag for any reason. If he followed the same protest in I...
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Where will Franks find 10 percent to cut?Sep 08, 2016 12:01 am - There's plenty of talk regarding Jack Franks' "Cut10 Plan" and how he is going to save me 10 percent on my property tax bill. I would like to hear Franks' detailed plan ...
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Editorial: Success combines personal determination, community supportSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - The story of Catherine Sanchez's rise from high school dropout to 30-year-old neurobiology student at Stanford University would be inspirational enough if it involved on...
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This is what's at stakeSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - In re: "What the (expletive) do you have to lose?" from Donald Trump. Do African-Americans know what they might get from a Republican president and a Republican Congress...