Lake County Opinion
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Collaboration helped bring about water ordinanceOct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Recently the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago’s Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the Cook County Watershed Management Ordinance (WMO...
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Barring gay marriage blocks religious freedomOct 31, 2013 4:00 am - Bonnie Quirke makes the claim that “government policy must respect those who stand for marriage as a union of a man and a woman” and that “here are a growing number of i...
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We must do something about gun violenceOct 30, 2013 5:00 am - It seems like it’s become commonplace to hear on the news about men, women and children being killed by guns. It doesn’t matter if was a private home, shopping mall, as...
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Only let constituents contribute to politiciansOct 30, 2013 5:00 am - Concerning money and politics, I have a novel idea: “people” can only give money and lobby a person that they could actually vote for. This would stop money from crossi...
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Editorial: Creative solutions to homelessness neededOct 29, 2013 5:00 am - When hundreds of people pitch tents this weekend in DuPage County for “Sleep Out Saturday” to raise funds for the homeless, they will learn firsthand what it’s like to s...
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Foundation grateful for Stevenson supportOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - The Christopher Steele Foundation thanks the Adlai E. Stevenson High School National Honor Society for selecting us to be the charity supported by this year’s Spirit Fes...
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Coal plant annoying allergy sufferersOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - I don’t like cold weather, but it brings good news — a freeze will rid allergy sufferers and asthmatics of all that misery-causing pollen. That doesn’t mean life will b...
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D15 arbitrator right to rule for early releaseOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - The arbitrator for the late start/early release grievance filed by the Classroom Teacher’s Council presented his response to District 15 last week. It is gratifying that...
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Let’s talk more about Social SecurityOct 27, 2013 5:00 am - Why does Social Security matter to all of us, not just those in retirement? Consider the multiplier effect — for every $1 paid in benefits, the economy adds $2. The comb...
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Citizens, groups helped veterans in needOct 27, 2013 5:00 am - Once again, the generous citizens of Lake County have responded to the needs of our at-risk veterans in Lake County. The Illinois Department of Employment Security repo...