Lake County Opinion
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Emphasize healthy eating at schoolNov 25, 2015 12:00 am - My wife an I launched a healthy snack business back in July of 2014. I would consider our business a success but we've had some challenges. Our biggest challenge has bee...
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Kirk letter recalls racism of the pastNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Recently, I received a message from one of my U.S. senators, Republican Mark Kirk, titled: "Keeping Americans safe from ISIS." In the letter Kirk calls for President Ob...
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Tax increases are wrong for Cook CountyNov 24, 2015 12:00 am - Last Wednesday, the Cook County Board passed its 2016 budget, which is balanced by over half a billion dollars in new taxes. I voted NO. Next year, you will pay more to ...
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Need D-Day strtegy in war against ISISNov 20, 2015 11:00 pm - The war on ISIS has touched the entire world. It's time to treat this threat as a global world war and bring together a coalition of world powers to defeat the enemy wh...
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Slowly, things are looking up in Fox LakeNov 19, 2015 4:15 am - When something like the tragic death of Fox Lake Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz happens, ancillary damage gets flung out, like shrapnel, from the point of impact. Among t...
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Editorial: Gliniewicz proves value of financial oversightNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - Revelations that Fox Lake Police Lt. Charles Joseph Gliniewicz killed himself and his criminal activities landed with a sickening thud two weeks ago and are still sendin...
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Towns to the north need Rt. 53 extensionNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - There have been many letters printed from residents of a few specific smaller communities in southern Lake County that oppose the Route 53 Extension. Please recognize th...
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Rt. 53 study is expensive, unneededNov 15, 2015 12:00 am - This whole Rt. 53 situation gets more like "Alice in Wonderland" every day. First CMAP violates the Open Meetings Act in voting to recommend the Illinois Tollway spend ...
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Story helped elevate women veteransNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - Thinking of my previous letter that was published in the Herald in August, I realize that I haven't fully thanked the wonderful people involved - such as Doug Graham, re...
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Why aren't gang leaders called terrorists?Nov 14, 2015 12:00 am - I am wondering why known high-level gang members in Chicago are not considered terrorists. We allow these individuals to kill over and over again and recruit others to ...