Lake County Opinion
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Thanks to all on parks honorOct 20, 2013 5:00 am - We would like to personally extend a congratulatory note to everyone associated with the Waukegan Park District. Years of preparation and a commitment to the highest lev...
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Added gun laws have no effectOct 19, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding Carolina Rodriguez’ letter concerning requiring gun owners to furnish medical records before getting permission to buy weapons, I am forever amazed at the will...
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The SoapboxOct 19, 2013 5:00 am - A special homecoming queen, Part 1: We can’t say enough about the seniors at Downers Grove North High School, especially Mary Doro, who nominated her friend Anne Wagner ...
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NCAA showing its hypocrisyOct 18, 2013 1:31 pm - The Big Ten proudly announced that it was moving into a new conference headquarters in Rosemont, after 22 years of being located in a relatively nondescript, small two-s...
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Follow the rules on cars and bicyclesOct 18, 2013 5:00 am - I’d like to address the driver who yelled, “Bikes have rules of the road too, you jerk!” on a recent afternoon in Mundelein. Exactly what rule did you think I was viola...
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Eternal vigilance of the citizen soldierOct 18, 2013 4:40 am - Eternal vigilance of the citizen soldier Unconscionable barricading of the World War II and Lincoln Memorials, closure of Mount Rushmore while blocking military cha...
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Public must take lead in crisisOct 17, 2013 12:24 pm - Amid a federal government shutdown and debt ceiling arguments, the effects on the local level are minimized. So long as the status quo remains in balance, the general pu...
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The alluring, but unfinished, saga of Cook County budgetOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - The story of the 2014 Cook County budget, unveiled last week by county board President Toni Preckwinkle, sounds very alluring today but may not be entirely evident until...
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Farewell to tears: A Libertyville High School Homecoming memoryOct 16, 2013 10:45 am - After Annie was born 23 years ago with Down syndrome, I cried. A lot. I cried because all the books we bought after her diagnosis were filled with scary medical, social...
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Mundelein should trap skunks, tooOct 16, 2013 5:00 am - In response to the article, “Trapper Hired to Thin the Skunk Population in Vernon Hills,” by Mick Zawislak, I feel this is a great idea, and should also be done in Munde...