Lily Lake Opinion
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8 years of Obama? I don’t think soMay 19, 2012 4:46 am - In Fence Post May 16, Mr. Kirkland states that we are “most certainly” better of that we were four years ago. Well, Mr. Kirkland, I want some of your Kool-Aid to drink. ...
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Preserve home-visit funds for kids’ sakeMay 18, 2012 5:01 am - For law-enforcement officers and prosecutors, it’s a harrowing experience to come face to face with child abuse and neglect. As Kane County sheriff and state’s...
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Rescind cost increases in ElginMay 18, 2012 4:46 am - Our late, beloved Elgin City Council member Marie Yearman can never be replaced, but John Prigge comes close to representing us, so we hope other council members will jo...
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Food thief should be ashamedMay 18, 2012 4:46 am - Saturday, May 12, was the U.S. Post Office’s “Stamp Out Hunger Day.” We live in the Kimball Farms subdivision in Carpentersville, and as usual, I purchased two bags of f...
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Homes won’t meet St. Charles standardsMay 18, 2012 3:59 pm - St. Charles’ diverse architectural heritage symbolizes past generations’ investment in the city, for themselves and future generations. Such is not the case with the pro...
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Geneva taxpayers sold bill of goodsMay 17, 2012 4:46 am - This is nuts! Was this your reaction when you opened your property tax bill? Why did your taxes increase so much? The answer is, “It is all about the schools.” Or better...
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No more bailoutsMay 17, 2012 4:46 am - No more bailouts ever! If your company made a mistake — too bad. Suck it up and swallow it the same way every American citizen has to. No more taking our Social Security...
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Obama kept us out of depressionMay 16, 2012 4:46 am - Are we better off than we were four years ago? Yes, we most certainly are. It is easy to forget that four years ago, the most respected U.S. economists and financial lea...
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We need more statesmenMay 16, 2012 4:46 am - Thomas Jefferson understood it best more than 200 years ago: “I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest danger to be fe...
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Reduce pension for system gamersMay 16, 2012 4:46 am - Laws may not have been violated by those who have enhanced their pensions through circumventing the intent of pension regulations. However, it appears to me that those s...