Island Lake Opinion
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Editorial: Lake County’s model idea for leadership standardsSep 24, 2013 5:00 am - Two questions come to mind in the wake of the Lake County Board’s recent decision to require appointees to scores of boards and commissions to sign a “standard of conduc...
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Sente internship a valuable experienceSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to thank state Rep. Carol Sente for a wonderful summer internship experience that allowed me to learn about the many duties of a state legislator and her st...
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RTA appointees should stick to regional goalsSep 15, 2013 6:29 am - I am writing in response to a letter that appeared last week in the Chicago Sun-Times that was submitted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointees to the RTA board. I hope to i...
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Remembrance rescue truck visits West ChicagoSep 03, 2013 4:59 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 30, 2013 – West Chicago business owners Kent Jean and Kevin Fett of Evo Exhibits welcomed one of two remaining Rescue Trucks from 9/11 to ...
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Editorial: Consider boat-safety law, but listen to boaters, tooAug 29, 2013 5:00 am - Labor Day weekend starts tomorrow, and with the weather as hot as it’s been, you know that anyone from the area with good sense and a boat will be on the Chain O’ Lakes ...
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Editorial: Heed warning signs of Lyme diseaseAug 28, 2013 8:32 am - Many of us make a habit of ignoring warning signs even when we are aware of the risk. We roll through stop signs, smirk at the numbers on the bathroom scale and shrug of...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2013 8:04 am - Keeping perspective: In an editorial referencing a Buffalo Grove letter about a proposed supportive housing project in Arlington Heights, we failed to note that, that pr...
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The SoapboxAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - View from the ground level: Village leaders do a better job when they really know their towns, and that’s why we applaud West Dundee trustees for taking their recent boa...
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Editorial: Lake County right to fight unwarranted lawDec 05, 2017 8:53 am - Lake County was served a steaming plate full of something odious it did not order, and now county leaders want it sent back to the kitchen. Good for them. County officia...
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Editorial: Stop paying public officials to go quietlyJul 31, 2013 9:28 am - Suburban taxpayers are paying a pretty penny for people to do government jobs. So why is it we keep paying for public servants to go away quietly and stop doing their jo...