Lake County Opinion
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Editorial: Suburban schools take necessary step in heroin battleNov 02, 2015 10:00 pm - It's taken some time, but the shift in attitudes toward combating the suburban heroin epidemic has taken hold. And nowhere is that more evident than in our high schools,...
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Editorial: Stevenson's move to later start time a local test caseNov 01, 2015 10:00 pm - The toughest part about change often is finding someone to be first. On the issue of pushing school start times back later in the morning to be more in line with identif...
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Madigan likes state the way it isNov 01, 2015 1:00 am - Michael Madigan has been and still is the king of Illinois. Bruce Rauner wants reform to restore the health of the Golden Goose that was once the prosperous state of Ill...
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Horses can suffer worse than slaughterOct 31, 2015 1:00 am - Horses in America are revered and woven into our culture. Specifically, horses are an important part of life in Lake County as evidenced by the multitude of horse proper...
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Divorced parents should heed columnOct 30, 2015 1:00 am - Thank you so much for Connie Schultz's insightful article, "Let's give kids a holiday from divorce." My parents divorced 1968 and we children were compelled to try to e...
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To control guns, enforce the lawsOct 30, 2015 12:00 am - In the past few weeks there have been numerous letters from citizens in your publication concerning gun control and the Second Amendment. Most of them touch on the same ...
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Scary result of IRS scandalOct 28, 2015 1:00 am - How to abuse power within the IRS and get away with it in eight easy steps. 1. Get an influential job at the IRS in the Obama administration. 2. Take cues from your l...
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What happened to dignity and gravitas?Oct 27, 2015 1:00 am - I realize that I am showing my age when I ask the question, "What happened to dignity and gravitas?" It used to be that the office of President of The United States, the...
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In memory of a Mundelein stalwartOct 27, 2015 1:00 am - Ray Bauernsmith passed away on Sunday, Oct. 18, and I wanted to tell of my brief experience with this man. When I was putting together information on my book "Mundelein"...
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Citizens held hostage by gangster politicsOct 27, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois' governor and legislature have decided to continue the political one-upmanship by playing their gangster-like hostage holding of the budget. Our venture capit...