Lake County Opinion
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Home visiting works to reduce incidence of child abuse, neglectMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Curran, Perez and Zaruba are members of Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Illinois As the sheriffs of DuPage, Kane and Lake counties, we've seen many serious, disturbing crim...
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Foreign debt will be our undoingMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Huge expenses to build the U.S. embassy in Iraq will keep us and the military there for a long time, not to mention the cost for all that luxury. We have free trade with...
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Better safe than sorry in District 95May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Indoor air quality surveys, toxic mold, flood prone buildings, less than "fair" condition of school buildings… all terms we have been reading and talking about since Aug...
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Deputies should be getting the raisesMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I read that the Lake County Board is thinking of giving themselves a 15.5 percent raise over four years for a part-time job and a couple of meetings per month. We finall...
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Give the details on bike show decisionMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - We have no doubt that Grayslake officials were genuinely concerned about the welfare of the community when they decided at the last minute to cancel a permit for the Iro...
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Help club raise funds at carnivalMay 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Antioch 885 Civic Club will once again be hosting its Annual Spring Fest over Mother's Day weekend -- Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday --in downtown Antioch, ju...
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Excess profits tax adds to problem<May 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Sens. Clinton and Obama want an excess profits tax on greedy awful oil companies. Seems to me we should be delighted, not angry, since our whole country was built on the...
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Kirk still backs water boardingMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On March 8, President Bush vetoed Congressional Bill Number HR 2082. On March 11, the House tried to override the veto but failed. One of the key provisions of the bil...
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Come on, get out of the dark agesMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - This morning's article, "High-tech presents for the modern mom," (May 5) was straight out of the dark ages. I'm the mom of two children. I also happen to be an informati...
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Jubilee Act may save impoverishedMay 05, 2008 11:00 pm - On April 16, the House of Representatives voted 285 to 132 to pass the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt cancellation (HR 2634). This strong biparti...