Lake County Opinion
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Taxpayers will suffer if runways expandedJan 09, 2019 12:00 am - I am wholly opposed to any revenue generating business parcels in Wheeling being replaced with a tax-exempt runway. It is not in the taxpayers' best interest to have the...
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Editorial: Lake makes right decision to end p-cards - finallyDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Lake County officials have finally seen the light and scuttled the much-criticized program that allowed county board members to use taxpayer-funded credit cards to pay f...
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Editorial: Lake Zurich bans teen tobacco sales and state should tooDec 04, 2018 10:00 pm - Lake Zurich this week joined the growing list of suburbs that have raised the age to purchase cigarettes and other tobacco products to 21. It's a wise move to prevent te...
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Attacks on courts belie the factsNov 29, 2018 12:00 am - Trump's continued and most recent attacks on the judiciary are a perfect example of why he is a menace to our country. A common corrosive tactic of authoritarian dictato...
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Dist. 21 voters make emphatic statement in support of schoolsNov 15, 2018 12:00 am - On behalf of the Board of Education, administration, professional educators, support staff and most of all, the students in Wheeling CCSD 21, a huge thank you to our com...
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Editorial: Effort, oversight will determine success of inmate tablet programNov 10, 2018 1:00 pm - Soon, some 600 Lake County jail inmates will receive free tablet computers to use for entertainment, job searches and to find health information. It's a first-of-its-kin...
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A 'no' vote, and your Harper bill shrinksNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I've received robocalls, social media messages and printed materials encouraging me to vote in favor of a new referendum that will allow Harper College to borrow $180 mi...
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Lots of reasons to support District 21 referendumNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - The District 21 referendum will ensure safer entrances, provide much needed air-conditioning and prepare the spaces for full-day kindergarten. Living in 2018 means under...
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Harper exemplifies the lack of transparency in governmentNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I am astounded that even though Illinois was recently deemed the highest property taxing state in the nation, our trustees over at Harper College are asking us again to ...
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Leadership in improving health careNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a new rule that would increase the use of "site-neutral" payments. Such an extreme policy shift would undermi...