Lake County Opinion
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County board needs savvy budgeting skillsMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - Terri Voss is clearly the best choice to represent the 10th District (Hawthorn Woods and Mundelein) on the Lake County Board. As mayor of Mundelein and a former village ...
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Experience, commitment best for county boardMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - Every now and then successful, qualified individuals choose to turn their life upside down and become a candidate for political office. They don't have to do it. We all ...
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Time to stop rewarding failureMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - The Brainerd Community Center Inc. has failed to raise sufficient funds to renovate the Brainerd facility in Libertyville. For the past seven years, the BCC has attempt...
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GOP needs legislator's return to officeMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - For the Illinois GOP to regain the prominence it once held, we must return Ed Sullivan Jr. to Springfield in 2014. Sullivan has admirably represented the 51st House Dist...
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We need candidate who'll fix SpringfieldMar 13, 2014 5:01 am - I just read the article in the Herald titled "If state had term limits," and I felt compelled to comment on it. It mentions "Rauner's plan cuts to the heart of the way S...
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Legislative maps need to be fairMar 13, 2014 12:01 am - Legislative maps need to be fair With the primary election right around the corner, much discussion is focusing on term limits here in Illinois. I believe the true ...
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Blame Democrats for making Illinois undesirableMar 12, 2014 5:01 am - Did you know that the population of Illinois doubled between 1900 and 1970? Did you know that, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the beloved IRS, between 1992 and ...
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Health care job scare not here yetMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - I remember not too long ago, Republicans were gnashing their teeth trying to convince Americans that when the Affordable Care Act became law, people would lose their ful...
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Time to require minimum-wage hikeMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - Since it's apparent that many employers actually pay minimum wage and won't increase their employee's pay on their own and provide a living wage to their valued employee...
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Brainerd building served its purposeMar 12, 2014 1:01 am - The Brainerd building was in deplorable condition when I was a student there during the 1954-55 school year and has continued to deteriorate due to deferred maintenance ...