Lake County Opinion
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A simple idea to help travelers with kidsNov 01, 2013 5:00 am - Here’s a no brainer for whoever is in charge of such stuff — when a rest stop is closed on a major highway, like I-55 or I-57, post the “Closed” notice on the sign for t...
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Lawmakers not representing peopleOct 31, 2013 5:00 am - Our representatives have voted to “kick the can” down the road, run up more debt and do nothing to reduce spending. Every poll that was taken over the past several mont...
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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...