Lake County Opinion
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Political correctness threatens schoolApr 23, 2014 1:01 am - I saw in the Daily Herald of April 16 that the Prairie Crossing Charter School was criticized and threatened for lack of diversity by commission member Milton Wharton, w...
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Bruce the Alternative may be best distinctionApr 20, 2014 1:01 am - At a recent debate sponsored by the Illinois Education Association, Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner sparred over education in Illinois. At the outs...
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Let voters decide future of townshipsApr 20, 2014 12:01 am - Let voters decide future of townships Illinois' nearly 13 million citizens have a shameful tax burden of supporting 7,000 units of governments, which is 2,100 more ...
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The SoapboxApr 19, 2014 5:00 am - A joyful 'ribbit': Is there anything more serene than the sound of frogs in wetlands? Thanks to biologists from Lake County Forest Preserve District and Lincoln Par...
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What's so different about Election Day?Apr 19, 2014 1:01 am - In the recent primary election, I voted early. To do so, I had to show a valid I.D., recite my address and sign my voter identification paper. How does requiring me to s...
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Strong business sector will get state on trackApr 18, 2014 5:01 am - Most Illinois residents were sound asleep on the morning of Jan. 12, 2011, when the General Assembly was debating a 67 percent tax hike on personal income. Backers of th...
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Watch parents cash in on aborted sea journeyApr 17, 2014 5:01 am - On April 9, the Coast Guard, Navy and California National Guard announced that they will not charge Eric and Charlotte Kaufman for their dramatic evacuation at sea, desp...
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Politics of scare tactics unproductiveApr 16, 2014 5:00 am - It's something you might expect from a blogger with extremist views, full of panic and hyperbole. "URGENT ALERT - YOUR ACTION REQUIRED. GUN GRABBERS TURN UP THE HEAT. NE...
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Boston: Close call that day made her a runnerApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - On April 15, 2013, I was sitting alone on a curb on Boylston Street waiting for the amazing participants of the Boston Marathon to run past me and cross the finish line....
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Boston: Runner going back to reflect on the goodApr 15, 2014 5:01 am - I have always been a runner. Running calms me; it is my meditation. The Boston Marathon is a runner's dream, our World Series, Super Bowl, Stanley Cup, Olympics. The cit...