Lake County Opinion
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Thornton, board deserve our thanksMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - I read with interest Ms. Shirley Forpe's Jan. 28 letter, "211's nightmare coming to an end." Ms. Forpe is a retired District 211 teacher and president of the executive b...
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Dineen retirement leaves big holeMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It may not have yet struck the basketball community, but March 1, we all lost one of the finest people, if not the finest coach to grace the courts of the tradition rich...
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We need facts in immigration debateMar 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In William Swearingen's Feb. 21 letter, he suggests various differences between legal and illegal immigrants. He incorrectly implies that only legal immigrants make thei...
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It is easy to stop using plastic bagsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - You do the readers of the area a great service by pointing out the potential disastrous results of our continued use of so many of these bags. It is mind-boggling to thi...
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Not sold on need for school sales taxMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Some Cook County residents are lathered about a 1 percentage point sales-tax increase to pay for county services, predicting people will jump across the borders to buy c...
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Don't return to cronyism, nepotismMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - With Hillary Clinton recently staging a so-called comeback with primary victories in Ohio and Texas, it seems more likely than ever that a scenario will unfold in which ...
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How can state withhold money?Mar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I can't believe that rather than look at the results, the Illinois Board of Education, Matt Vanover, ISBE spokesman, says that they are withholding money badly needed by...
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Saturday Soapbox: Doubtful predictionMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - With people counting their pennies in these harsh economic times, it's possible Carpentersville's new 2-cent-per-gallon gas tax won't generate the $250,000 it expects. P...
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Thoughts about Estrich's commentsMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Is Susan Estrich kidding me? Her last two columns about how unfair Hillary Clinton and her family are being treated are amusing. I am looking for the bumper sticker with...
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Saturday Soapbox: Be open to more opennessMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Jason Speer is asking Streamwood to take a few baby steps, and it's up to a few courageous fellow trustees on the village board to help him. He is encouraging more openn...