Lake County Opinion
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Editorial: Why are taxpayers still covering end-of-career pay boosts?Jun 13, 2018 11:00 pm - A few years ago, schools in the suburbs starting doing away with a perk that was patently unfair to taxpayers. Starting a few years before retirement, longtime teachers ...
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Collection for troops went well beyond expectationsMay 31, 2018 5:00 am - Recently our group, Help USA Troops, organized a collection and packing drive to send care packages to deployed troops. Our Northwest suburban community of helpers inclu...
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Editorial: Rooting for Mundelein's bold plan to share superintendentMay 29, 2018 1:00 am - Decades ago, schools in Mundelein investigated consolidating, and they have revisited the idea several times since then. But the concept always has been stalled by conc...
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Editorial: Line-of-duty pension a misguided gestureMay 17, 2018 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove officials should challenge fire department pension board ruling
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Editorial: Bad government again on display in Island LakeMay 06, 2018 11:00 pm - In years past, we and other critics have had frequent occasions to single out elected officials in Island Lake for censure on any number of controversies or behaviors we...
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A stand against public-paid golden parachutesMay 01, 2018 11:00 pm - What happens when a top government administrator gets sent packing? Often, lawyers for the employer and employee negotiate, a severance package is worked out, all agree ...
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Congressmen should join Climate CaucusApr 14, 2018 1:00 am - On the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans celebrated a turning point in the environmental movement. Together, Republicans and Democrats, urban and rural residents, and b...
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How well have current media served us?Apr 14, 2018 1:00 am - In response to your "Our View" editorial response to the sale of WGN-TV to Sinclair Broadcasting, I'd like to point out some things your editorial board chose not to add...
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Editorial: Time for more towns to join Tobacco 21 movementMar 25, 2018 11:00 pm - Gurnee's decision to become the 18th community in Illinois to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products comes with an important question - why aren't more towns part...
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Government can't fix crisis of lost decencyMar 19, 2018 1:00 am - Once again flags at half-staff project national mourning, shattered dreams, unforeseen funeral arrangements. Enter the pundits. Self-anointed experts rush to label an in...