Lake County Opinion
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At sea close to Russia at time was unnervingNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - My ship (USCGC Northwind) was in the western Bering Sea off the coast of Russia when late in the afternoon the rumor went around that the president had been shot. Our HA...
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Amazon, post office a smart partnershipNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - “Amazon, U.S. Postal Service to partner.” So proclaimed the headline in the Daily Herald’s Business section. A preceding headline to this one should have read, “Amazon ...
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Excitement about JFK started with his local visitNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - JFK was the first politician I knew anything about. I became interested in the upcoming election as a middle school student in Lake Zurich. We talked about the election ...
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The SoapboxNov 16, 2013 4:00 am - It was a quake: Scientists at the U.S. Geological Survey say it was an earthquake that shook some western suburbs after a quarry blast earlier this month — further evide...
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Editorial: Actions must align with forest preserve missionNov 15, 2013 4:00 am - A new report takes Kane County Forest Preserve officials to task for decisions in recent years that the authors claim stray from the district’s core mission to preserve ...
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When a fix isn’t really a fixNov 14, 2013 1:09 pm - Having the worst-funded pension system in the nation ($100 billion and rising), with only 39 cents in assets to every $1 of obligation, and with pension reform growing t...
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Government should act to protect patientsNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - According to the Daily Herald’s Sunday article “Health clock is ticking for sickest patients,” many people with severe illnesses and pre-existing conditions that are nor...
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The difference between government, businessNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - We can continue to write pages and pages on the subject of the difference between government and private business, but I finally realized I could basically sum it up in ...
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No logic in argument against gay marriageNov 14, 2013 4:00 am - In his Nov. 11 letter to the Herald (“Logic not strong suit among our leaders”), Gerald Wester attempts to illogically teach us a lesson in logic and, by so doing, chast...
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Use cameras at railroad crossingsNov 13, 2013 4:00 am - My commute takes me across railroad tracks in Mundelein (Rt. 45, Rt. 176 or Hawley Street) and Vernon Hills (Rt. 45 near Deerpath Drive) twice a day, and every day, I wa...