Lake County Opinion
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Learn from historyDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Mr. Otto Valnoha of Fox Lake wrote a view that recommended that we move on from bringing up the history of Hitler and Nazi Germany. I found this ironic, as his family ce...
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Congressman will get his gift laterDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - I drove to work this morning listening to an interview of our very own Congressman Peter Roskam as he touted the great benefits of the Trump "if you pass it now, and be ...
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Cursive memoriesDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - Thanks for your story on cursive writing Dec. 20. It is amazing how some things stick in our memories. I still remember way back in 1954 being taught to write in cursiv...
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Go slow on legal potDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - Kudos to Dr. Aaron Weiner on his recent article regarding the legalization of marijuana. We should listen to the professionals versus the politicians who only see it as ...
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Why remember Hitler?Dec 20, 2017 12:00 am - Why would someone at the Woodland Middle School want to bring back memories of Hitler after so many years of the war? Let it go and don't aggravate the thousands of Jews...
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Tax-climate allureDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - As a 68-year-old resident of Illinois (Arlington Heights youth-Mundelein adult) and a history major (WIU) I enjoyed the article "We could have been Wisconsin." Some thin...
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Editorial: Township harassment probe shows need for outsider's credibilityDec 18, 2017 10:00 pm - In some cases, conflicts of interest can occur in a somewhat gray area. In those cases, the best course of action is to always figure the perception is just as bad and d...
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Curious settlementDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - I find it disheartening to read that the District 15 school board settled a contract for the custodians and mechanics so quickly while the Education Support Professional...
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Slavery in IllinoisDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - In a recent article about the shaping of the state of Illinois, Mick Zawislak tells us that at the time of statehood, Chicago was a nothing place, and southern Illinois ...
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Socialism and democracyDec 18, 2017 12:00 am - This is in response to the letter from Rod Sink of Elgin in the December Daily Herald, in which he gives examples of "failed socialism," naming a number of dictatorships...