Lake County Opinion
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A sad irony of free pressApr 21, 2012 1:00 am - This morning I woke to a “breaking news” announcement that the L.A. Times would be releasing disturbing photos of American troops with dismembered suicide bombers. My th...
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Cowardly incumbents set to shift pensionsApr 21, 2012 1:00 am - Be ready for one of the biggest heists in state history. Illinois citizens and businesses have been paying taxes to fund the pensions for our teachers. Lawmakers used ni...
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Senior volunteers make a differenceApr 20, 2012 9:33 am - The Retired and Senior Volunteer Program has been assisting nonprofit agencies throughout McHenry and Kane counties since 1987 when Senior Services Associates became the...
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Democrats hypocritical about Romney wealthApr 20, 2012 9:32 am - Why are the Democrats making such a big deal out of Mitt Romney’s wealth? It sure didn’t both them when the Kennedy’s were running for office, and they had more money th...
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Ask whether stables meet building codesApr 20, 2012 9:32 am - We all have read with sadness of the terrible horse stable fire at Black Tie Stable in McHenry County last week. Eighteen beautiful, well-trained and loved horses destro...
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Duckworth is the better alternativeApr 20, 2012 5:00 am - In response to Lew Kuehm’s letter, “Duckworth has no plan for economy” (Fence Post, April 7), I agree wholeheartedly that representatives should respond to their constit...
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Make Lake County residents fund roadApr 20, 2012 5:00 am - After reading the Our View column in April 12 Daily Herald, I am upset at some of the proposals for paying for the extension of Route 53 in Lake County. Why do the peopl...
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Is Obama running against the court?Apr 20, 2012 5:00 am - How should we interpret President Obama’s words toward the Supreme Court — a coequal branch of government! It could be interpreted as a little threatening. Remember, we ...
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Non-profits wise to rely less on governmentApr 20, 2012 5:00 am - In the past few years, with the state's budget in a shambles, its payments to school districts and others in arrears and largely written off, often the last in line to r...
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Our liberties are being whittled awayApr 19, 2012 5:00 am - Are we heading toward a police state by little increments? In the same week the news media obsessed on the Supreme Court’s deliberation on the Affordable Health Act (Oba...