Lake County Opinion
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Stopgap budget did some important thingsJul 28, 2016 1:00 am - After over a yearlong stalemate, the governor and the General Assembly came together and passed a short-term bridge budget. While undoubtedly neither side was entirely h...
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Positive story on Trump was ignoredJul 27, 2016 1:00 am - Negative: "convention did little to reassure doubters" Untrue. If anyone watched it to the end, they were reassured. It was a story of a multiple generation family, and...
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Courts have power to help - or hurt - stateJul 27, 2016 1:00 am - I've been selling homes in Lake County for 28 years. In recent years, I've noticed that every retiree whose home I list is moving out of Illinois. In years past, they w...
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Will Hillary escape another email scandal?Jul 26, 2016 1:00 am - Once again, Hillary Clinton has masterminded another unethical if not illegal act regarding emails. As is normally the case she'll not take the fall for the thousands ...
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Take the Ela Township Parks Assessment Survey!Jul 23, 2016 11:00 pm - Please let us know what you think of Ela Township's parks and how we can improve your experience! Follow this link to take the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R3V...
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The choice is between patronage, patriotismJul 23, 2016 1:00 am - Daniel Webster defines "patriotism" as the "love and loyal support of one's own country." Webster defines "patronage," in part, as the "power to grant favors, especially...
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Where was the motor sports coverage?Jul 22, 2016 1:00 am - Recently The Route 66 Raceway in Joliet hosted the NHRA Nationals. This is a drag racing event where all the top drivers from across the nation compete. The event began ...
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Again, coverage shows media anti-police biasJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - It is Sunday, July 17, at 1:15 p.m. The Fox News Channel is covering in detail the killing of at least three police officers in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At this same time...
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Today's headline awardJul 21, 2016 1:00 am - The "Golden Egg" award for glorious headline writing goes to the Daily Herald staffer who created the "pullet" headline plopped atop Jim Baumann's "Grammar Moses" column...
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These killing machines must be controlledJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - Enough is enough. How many lives have to be tragically lost until we wake up and do something about this? Forget about the fact that they're used by hunters, farmers, ...