Lake County Opinion
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Confidence in a leader who readsMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Lincoln was my crush in junior high (still is, after Ryan Reynolds). But I don't take personal offense that Trump dissed him by saying the Civil War could have been avoi...
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'Big picture' on cursiveMay 04, 2017 1:00 am - I was intrigued by the article regarding cursive writing as a required legislative mandate. As an educator for over 35 years, I would like to bring a few schools of thou...
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Let's be climate leadersMay 03, 2017 1:00 am - Hundreds of thousands marched in Washington, D.C., Chicago, and around the country on Saturday to draw attention to climate change. Even though more than 97 percent of s...
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Let's celebrate our transgender kidsMay 02, 2017 1:00 am - I am an older transgender woman. I am part of a generation that transitioned later in life. Unlike today's transgender youth being debated in schools, my generation and ...
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We need town halls, and they need dialogueMay 01, 2017 1:00 am - I attended U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth's town hall meeting April 11 in Palatine. I was disappointed that only like-minded people attended the forum and took the opportunit...
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Replacing coal plant key for clean air in countyApr 30, 2017 1:00 am - The City of Waukegan and the entire Lake County community have a major milestone pending. The Clean Power Lake County campaign is striving to achieve a healthier and mor...
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National parks must be protectedApr 30, 2017 1:00 am - Please, please, please, protect our national parks and monuments and the public access to them. These are the heritage of our country and our children and their childre...
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Boundary hypocrisyApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - I'm in receipt of a message from Democratic Congressman Brad Schneider of the 10th Districtd stating "Gerrymandering is an unfair way Republicans choose their own voter...
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Extending Route 53 will just boost trafficApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - "If you build it, they will come." Wasn't that a line from the baseball movie "Field of Dreams"? Do the backers of extending Route 53 think that the road's number of dri...
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So, it's Rauner's fault?Apr 29, 2017 1:00 am - Before Gov. Rauner, the budget was not balanced and the same party controlled the governorship, the House, and the Senate. The message that is being sent now is that Rau...