Lake County Opinion
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Property tax sticker shockMay 12, 2012 1:00 am - What homeowner in Lake County was elated upon receiving their latest property tax bill? Property values are going down, yet property taxes are going up. Why are the exi...
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Cigarette tax hike is solid legislationMay 11, 2012 3:17 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn’s proposal to fund the Medicaid program by increasing the cigarette tax by $1 per pack is poised to be one of the greatest achievements of his administrat...
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Wars funded; what about post offices?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Due to the privatization craze to which both major political parties have succumbed, the U.S. post office in Rolling Meadows will be closing on May 25. But rest easy kno...
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Where do our tax dollars really go?May 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Invest in America! Well, I do. I pay my taxes. A government official will use the catch phrase “It’s only a few dollars” when asking for a tax increase. Well, only a fe...
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Honoring mothers for their sacrificesMay 11, 2012 1:59 pm - Much in the news these days has been the discussion of stay-at-home mothers. Nothing in my 39 years within the struggle for life and family has angered me more than unpr...
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Editorial: Sensible addition to the recycling mixMay 11, 2012 10:48 am - We love to hate the plastic bags that hold our groceries. They’re strong and easy to handle, but we know they harm wildlife, get snagged in tree branches and decay ...
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Illinois voters should demonstrate sanityMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - I have been reading a lot of letters about the enormous debt problem that we Illinois residents are facing. What does this all have to say about the leadership that we ...
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Unions not to blame for airline woesMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - George Will’s recent column, “The turbulence in the airline industry,” demonstrates what happens when a journalist gets lazy, and also abandons even the slightest preten...
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Take care of the homefront firstMay 11, 2012 5:00 am - Fence Post recently had a letter from Mr. Darst that to balance the budget would require cuts in military spending, changes in Social Security and Medicare and some gove...
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‘91 percenters’ are to blameMay 10, 2012 11:42 am - In the last year, we have heard about the 1 percenters and the 99 percenters. Did you know in Lake County we have our own 9 percenters and 91 percenters? What is that y...