Lake County Opinion
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Obama's visit was just politicsJul 14, 2014 5:01 am - Re: Your July 10 headline "Obama urges border action / He visits Texas to address wave of children coming." Who are you kidding? We all know he went to fundraise ($10,0...
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California worth watching on CEO payJul 13, 2014 5:01 am - The gap between CEOs and their employees is growing at exponential rates. According to the Economic Policy Institute, CEOs in 1965 made 20 times more than the median e...
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Letter was wrong on agitation, ObamaJul 13, 2014 5:01 am - I would like to take issue with the letter to the editor regarding "agitation" and "playing for the other side" from Steve Morrissey on July 8. First, I disagree that a...
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The SoapboxJul 12, 2014 5:01 am - Now that's standing tall: Fans who saw Brittney Griner and the Phoenix Mercury play the Chicago Sky at Allstate Arena Friday no doubt were impressed by the 6-foot-8...
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Stop costly, unnecessary runway ideas at private airportJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - While pilots would love to see a longer runway at Chicago Executive Airport for safety, in this case, economically, it just does not make sense. The public will not stan...
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Editorial: The balancing act on local noiseJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - John Manfredi's Hoffman Estates yard is 500 feet from I-90, but it's not tollway noise that he is complaining about. It's the car racing held each weekend in the Sears C...
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A more sensible idea for Rt. 53Jul 11, 2014 1:01 am - The evolving "Route 53 plan" is increasingly useless, unaffordable and illogical - no longer fulfilling it's original or future promise. Forty years ago, Wisconsin and I...
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Authorities should enforce law on WoosterJul 11, 2014 1:01 am - The Wooster Lake Conservation & Control Association Inc. has been sued in a Lake County circuit court, sued by certain Wooster Lake owners, for accusations of misreprese...
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Towns can be inclusive on prayerJul 10, 2014 5:01 am - The Supreme Court's recent ruling in Town of Greece v. Galloway should trouble anyone who values religious liberty. The court ruled that municipal governments can spon...
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Hobby Lobby ruling an attack on rightsJul 09, 2014 1:01 am - When the Republican majority in the Supreme Court decreed that it was all right for employers to deny certain benefits to their employees' families, even though these be...