Lake County Opinion
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Brainerd center will continue to drain coffersFeb 27, 2014 4:01 am - The Brainerd Community Center, Inc. (BCC) has tried to sell rebuilding the Brainerd Building at $15 million in taxpayer expense as Libertyville's version of the Gorton C...
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Vote yes on Brainerd and preserve a legacyFeb 26, 2014 4:01 am - I have lived in Libertyville virtually all my life, over 62 years, attending District 70 and Libertyville High School, as have all three of my children, and four of my n...
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Editorial: Not so fast on Fox water agency dissolutionFeb 25, 2014 4:00 am - We are all for making government more efficient, especially to reduce duplicate services to save taxpayers money. It's no secret our state has serious problems. At least...
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Columnist wrong about deficit decliningFeb 25, 2014 4:00 am - Donna Brazile's Feb. 11 column, "The good news that you probably never heard," wrongly claims that "the fact is the deficit has been falling steadily since 2009" and sug...
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Big Oil's greed made gas prices jump againFeb 24, 2014 4:01 am - It is truly incredible that the American public would sit idly by without a whimper while an oligarchy of oil executives plunders our pockets. Perhaps my fellow citizens...
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Endorsement: Yes to Grayslake fire district tax requestFeb 23, 2014 1:01 am - It's been six years since voters approved a tax rate increase for the Grayslake Fire Protection District to build a new fire station, add staff and buy equipment. The mo...
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Endorsement: No on general election for County Board chairFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Many voters say they oppose any expansion of government and decry the influence of big donations on the political system. The former is especially true in conservative-l...
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Endorsement: No on borrowing for Brainerd upgradeFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - We are ardent supporters of efforts to preserve suburban history, particularly stately old buildings. For seven years, we have watched such an effort in Libertyville inv...
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The SoapboxFeb 22, 2014 5:00 am - Kudos to Drury and Franks:: Opposition from within Michael Madigan's own party from state Rep. Scott Drury of Highwood and state Rep. Jack Franks of Marengo apparen...
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Question of trust on Brainerd planFeb 22, 2014 4:01 am - I attended the Brainerd informational meeting held on Feb. 11, and asked Mayor Weppler if the "Savebrainerd.org" sign was a violation of the internal revenue code's proh...