Lake County Opinion
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Why no mention of Albert Emmerich?May 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: The Buffalo Grove Park District is failing in its Memorial Day observance. On Memorial Day I passed Emmerich Park on the way to St. Mary Church for a Memo...
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BG board takes issue with senatorsMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: How disappointing that both Sens. Dick Durbin and Barack Obama have come out strongly against CN's proposed acquisition of the EJ&E railway. In doing so, ...
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Big consumer costs hidden in mergerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Much has been discussed and written about the proposed EJ&E purchase by the Canadian National Railway. What's not surfaced is the potential financial toll...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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Please keep eye on our sandhill cranesMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Your lead editorial on May 19 ("Take a stand on same-sex unions,") was one of the most blatantly dishonest pieces of writing I've ever seen in print. Following the Cali...
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Please keep eye on our sandhill cranesMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Citizens for Conservation wishes to alert the Barrington communities and especially neighbors of our preserves that someone is shooting birds with bow and...
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School board president shouldn't 'take the hit' aloneMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - After Gavin Elementary District 37 board President Barb Mende negotiated a contract to move classroom equipment back into beleaguered Gavin Central School two years ago...
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Seals joins crowd who stretch ethicsMay 30, 2008 11:00 pm - We have seen quite enough of Illinois politicians who show ethical lapses. We all know about Gov. Blagojevich's problems. He may go down as our worst governor. Those of...
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'Urgent need for change' in pensionsMay 29, 2008 11:00 pm - Your article "Illinois has nation's worst pension problem" provides a disturbing but accurate picture of the Illinois pension disaster. There is an urgent need for chan...
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Are there adults left in Congress?May 29, 2008 11:00 pm - In Plato's Republic, he describes one of the greatest threats to democracy. That threat centers around the fact that most politicians want to be voted in to office so ba...