Lake County Opinion
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Editorial: Creating a bike culture in the suburbsJun 11, 2014 5:01 am - Will the suburbs change from a car-dominated culture anytime soon? Highly unlikely. But suburban officials can make significant changes to accommodate and encourage the ...
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Look to nearby states on income taxJun 11, 2014 12:01 am - Look to nearby states on income tax Not sure why our news people do not break out facts about the Illinois income tax and how it compares to surrounding states. At ...
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Wrigley's 100th year already marredJun 10, 2014 5:01 am - People are talking about the 100th anniversary and the proposed signage at Wrigley Field, but let's remember that with just under one-third of the season completed, the ...
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Some superintendents pensions very sweetJun 10, 2014 5:01 am - I read an article by Tax Watchdog Jake Griffin in the paper on May 21. I learned that Superintendent Loren May, who leads a small elementary district in Glendale Heights...
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Editorial: Can Facebook post lead to help for the very poor?Jun 10, 2014 5:01 am - When you encounter a person on the street asking for money, how do you respond? Do you see someone less fortunate and dig into your pocket to hand over a couple of bucks...
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Public schools need parental involvementJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - You printed my February 2006 letter about our ineffective public schools. Eight years later, I regrettably cannot cite improvement because of continued, growing family d...
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2014 Misercordia drive a big successJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - We would like to express our deep appreciation to all those who helped to make Misericordia's 2014 Candy Days campaign a great success! From the volunteers who covered t...
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Extraditing killer would be costly, unneededJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - I continue to read about Lake County State's Attorney Mike Nerheim's efforts to bring Jorge Torrez back to Illinois for trial to face first-degree murder charges in the ...
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Elitists fear giving up powerJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - Mr. George Blinick's June 3 letter to the editor motivated me to respond to something I've been thinking about for years. Why can't the liberal elitists ever admit that ...
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Teaching Holocaust important in fight against evilJun 08, 2014 5:01 am - My grandfather, who was a first-generation German-American, was as proud of his German heritage as any man could be. But, when World War I broke out in 1914, he stunned ...