Lake County Opinion
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Race not issue in not backing ObamaDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - It is indeed astonishing that the election is over and your newspaper is still printing and distributing the voice of division. I did not vote for Mr. Obama for presiden...
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Obama chosen after much considerationDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When I first read Mr. John King's letter on Saturday, Nov. 29, I thought "Oh, great! Another right wing person who just can't get over the election!" But after I reread ...
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Good idea, if only the math worked outDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I read Mark Stuart's Fence Post article in Dec. 2's edition of the Daily Herald. Although Mark brings up an interesting idea of getting the economy stimulated by giving ...
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More transparency in school fundingDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Your editorial of Nov. 23, "Accountability will improve schools" highlighted needed reforms that must be considered before additional taxpayer dollars are poured into Il...
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Runway show is a waste of resourcesDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - I was watching the news and saw the people landing on the new runway. What fun! We are all feeling the devastation of our stocks going down, our IRAs disappearing, food...
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Libertyville, do you know about cameras?Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I recently attended a village board meeting in Libertyville and could not believe what I heard. The village will be installing by next April "red light" cameras or what...
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New safety rule must be phased inDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - I am writing regarding the consideration of revoking/rewriting the Sept. 12, 2008 "Falvey Opinion" which is written too broadly and will cause undue financial distress o...
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Values, not money answer for schoolsDec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - Recently some eye-opening hard data became available that should dramatically change the debate on education. The school district that has the third-highest spending lev...
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Are financial woes real if revenue up?Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The Burt Constable piece on 11/25 outlining the ripple effect caused by the state's nonpayment of bills to health care and human services providers should anger everyone...
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Illinois needs to fix mental health systemDec 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald recently carried a story of another tragic failure of Illinois' mental health system. ("Unfit or unjust?" by Barbara Vitello) A young man is dead, murde...