Lake County Opinion
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Right-to-Work decision bows to Tea PartyDec 20, 2015 12:00 am - Open letter to Lincolnshire mayor and trustees: A while ago I received a survey to elicit ideas for developing a cohesive brand for Lincolnshire. I assume this was base...
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County has great record of preservationDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - I am writing in response to the letter to the editor submitted by Paul Showers in the Dec. 7 titled "Forest Preserve shows 'dump' mentality." The Lake County Forest Pr...
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Hot-spot commitment can close gapsDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - Gov. Rauner recently applauded the mobile hot spot telecom provider Sprint has committed to low-income students in five suburban high school districts. This is a stellar...
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Politics of debates don't seem correctDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - What is politically correct? This in itself is a problem when it comes to politicians and their views. As I watched the debates on Dec. 15 as a voter, I needed to take...
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Simple observations support climate changeDec 17, 2015 12:00 am - This is a response to Mr. McEwen's Dec. 10 letter "Climate debate is science fiction." Regarding our environment, Mr. McEwen opened his statement with, "What is going on...
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'Good intentions' may have tragic consequencesDec 16, 2015 12:00 am - In all due respect, your editorial praising the support of a "transgender" eighth-grader and his/her parents that believe that child is transgender who forced their scho...
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Don't be defined by rhetoric of the pastDec 15, 2015 12:00 am - In oral arguments before the Supreme Court this week, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia remarked if minority students with inferior academic credentials may be better...
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Let's not repeat mistakes of the pastDec 14, 2015 12:00 am - As expected given the recent spate of news coverage of the Paris climate talks, deniers have stepped up their letter writing, trotting out the same old arguments about w...
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'Natural' causes not to blame for climate changeDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - One of the arguments used by people who fear the implications of human choices as the cause of climate change - including in recent letters printed by this paper - is th...
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Nation needs voters to be well informedDec 12, 2015 12:00 am - There is no job more important to a citizen than to be informed. Today, we have more information literally in our hands than ever. Just 20 years ago, we had to actually ...