Lake County Opinion
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Park district’s done job; now it’s up to usAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - Following the recent tragic death on the path around Lake Arlington, Arlington Heights came up with a plan to prevent such occurrences in the future. Today, as I biked t...
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People step forward to help man who fellAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 3, my husband fell off a ladder onto the concrete driveway. I wish to thank the wonderful woman who saw him on the ground, stopped her car, and came to...
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This will only work if we all complyAug 09, 2013 6:00 pm - Changes are being made to the path around Lake Arlington so cyclists and skaters are to move around the lake in a counterclockwise direction on the outside of the path w...
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Stronger rules needed for pet ownersAug 09, 2013 5:00 am - Last week I read with sadness about the Shih Tzu that was killed by a pit bull in Wauconda’s Cook Park. Today I read with equal sadness that the pit bull had been eutha...
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Editorial: Another suburb turns its back on the disabledAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - Anything sound familiar here? Aug. 5, 2013: Palatine village Councilman Tim Millar expresses support for a housing project for mentally disabled residents but, along wit...
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We should return to small governmentAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - My parents always preached that “honesty is the best policy.” Period. On July 24, our president said we have, among other things, “phony scandals.” Benghazi? Fast and Fu...
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Don’t forget what Quinn did to Lake CountyAug 08, 2013 5:00 am - In a time of higher taxes and local government attempting to provide services with limited resources, we have Gov. Pat Quinn signing a mandate forcing more government on...
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‘Benchmarking’ is more government overreachAug 07, 2013 5:00 am - I was recently informed that Mayor Rahm Emanuel of the city of Chicago has introduced an ordinance called “Energy Benchmarking.” This ordinance would require buildings w...
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Editorial: Schools right to study drug, alcohol testingAug 07, 2013 5:00 am - Two years ago, we supported an effort at Lake Zurich High School to institute random drug testing for students in extracurricular activities or who have a parking permit...
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Bible clearly outlines laws on homosexualityAug 06, 2013 5:00 am - This is in response to two recent letters, “Religious dogma has no place today” on July 24, and “If the Bible says it, we better get on it” on July 26. The writers in bo...