Lake County Opinion
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Sente internship a valuable experienceSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to thank state Rep. Carol Sente for a wonderful summer internship experience that allowed me to learn about the many duties of a state legislator and her st...
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Metra’s ‘business as usual’ is not fineSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - Arlene “no ill-intent” Mulder will leave the Metra board when her term expires next June. That’s accountability for you. The Daily Herald has done the job of informing ...
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God's Journey at Algonquin churchSep 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Artist Julie Kukreja, of Pen and Mouse Design, decorated the Children's Sunday School rooms at Christ United Methodist Church in Algonquin with a large wall drawing of t...
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Drop in incomes signals call for changeSep 15, 2013 5:00 am - Did you know that the economy is getting better for retirees? You bet, those of us between 65 and 74 have seen median income climb 5.1 percent between June 2009 and June...
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New county service standards are a modelSep 15, 2013 5:00 am - The Lake County Board has announced a new plan establishing standards of conduct for commission and board appointees. Approximately 300 appointments are made in numerou...
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The SoapboxSep 14, 2013 11:41 am - Core values: At a visit to Chippewa Middle School in Des Plaines this week, National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel praised the school’s effective col...
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RTA appointees should stick to regional goalsSep 14, 2013 5:00 am - I am writing in response to a letter that appeared last week in the Chicago Sun-Times that was submitted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointees to the RTA board. I hope to i...
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Concealed guns legal only when hiddenSep 13, 2013 5:00 am - To all of the law-abiding citizens, especially those who cite the Second Amendment to the Constitution as justification for having concealed carry, remember that by defi...
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Syria non-strategy another failureSep 11, 2013 4:38 pm - It is nice to see President Obama so outraged about the events in Syria after two years. It’s a shame he doesn’t feel the same outrage about the four brave Americans who...
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President likely to stray from the factsSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - The editorial departments of newspapers, radio and TV have a responsibility to listen to the president’s speech tonight and correct the inaccuracies we will be told as h...