Lake County Opinion
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No problem, just tack on the added taxesMay 11, 2016 1:00 am - I marvel each time we receive our property tax statement in the mail at the total lack of regard any of our taxing bodies have for the people that pay these exorbitant a...
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Term limits protect against others' candidatesMay 10, 2016 1:00 am - In a recent letter to the editor, the writer disparages the notion of term limits as "telling me that I'm not smart enough to vote out poor elected officials ..." Term l...
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On bleak day, help was there for themMay 09, 2016 5:00 am - The most difficult day of my life was Feb. 25, 2016. This was the day that I visited my son in his Wauconda home and discovered he had taken his own life. There were man...
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Pros of term limits outweigh the consMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - I would like to believe that Theodore Utchen (May 5) is an informed voter. However, some politicians use questionable - think Madigan - tactics to stay in office. While ...
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No sympathy for lawmakers who block governorMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - In his letter to the editor of May 2, state Sen. Mike Noland says, " ... the citizens of this state can only watch and observe as this governor, ruminating over his fail...
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Technology going too far in teaching, parentingMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - Push Coin in the school: "Well, Mary, we received information from the school today, and we see you chose the chicken nuggets over the leafy salad and the ice cream over...
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State would be better off with term limitsMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - The remarks of James C. Backes in the April 27 letters prompted me to respond. He suggested the Daily Herald admit they made a mistake by endorsing Bruce Rauner for gov...
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Can't tip well? We don't want your orderMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - As a food delivery person, a large part of our pay comes in the form of tips. The people who tip $1 and $2 are out of touch with the times. That may have been the case 2...
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Let's hope Trump not saying what people are thinkingMay 07, 2016 1:00 am - In the May 2 Daily Herald, Don Bekeleski claimed we should vote for Donald Trump because "he is saying what the people are thinking." This statement makes me wonder if i...
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Budget impasse threatening public safetyMay 04, 2016 1:00 am - As the president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, I am very concerned that the budget impasse in Springfield is sidelining some of the most effective, re...