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On the article Take an Ice Cream Tour of the North Shore
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On the article Newsweek Names Lake Forest High School #167 in USA, 7th in State
Me
12:30 pm on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
ReplyHighest paid teachers but ranked only seventh in the state. Glad to see all of the taxpayer money isn't wasted.
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On the article Affordable Housing 'A Miracle' for North Shore Residents
Me
4:58 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
And renters should send a similar check because the interest their landlords' pay on the mortgages is deductible as well. There is plenty of affordable housing out there Mike. It just doesn't happen to be in Lake Forest. If you are interested in placing it in Lake Forest then perhaps you should consider buying a house on your street and then reselling it at half the market value.
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On the article Affordable Housing 'A Miracle' for North Shore Residents
Me
3:39 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
If a not-for-profit or a private individual wants to provide housing at a price that is below the level that the open market would price it, they are free to do it. The problem comes in when the government gets involved. The market should be allowed to set prices and the do-gooders should be free to spend their money any way they see fit.
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On the article Affordable Housing 'A Miracle' for North Shore Residents
Me
3:35 pm on Monday, May 6, 2013
@Vicky - You don't get out much do you. It is a very common practice to get a long term ground lease and to build a structure on it. Although it is more commonly used in commercial real estate, it is used residentially as well.
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On the Blog Post Speaker Madigan's pension power play; Longtime Hillary aide Patti Solis Doyle now helping IL businesses
Me
7:17 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
ReplyJust get rid of defined benefit programs. If it is good enough for the people who are picking up the tab, it should be good enough for the teachers.
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On the Blog Post May wiser heads prevail in Illinois Senate on medical marijuana?
Me
3:15 pm on Thursday, May 2, 2013
ReplyAlcohol is addictive, tobacco (nicotine) is addictive, sugar is addictive. All of these kill at an alarming pace. The difference between them and weed is that big businesses have been built around them. If alcohol were invented today, it would be a banned substance.
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On the Blog Post Speaker Madigan's pension power play; Longtime Hillary aide Patti Solis Doyle now helping IL businesses
Me
5:27 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
ReplyIf the State would pass the pension obligations to the districts, the districts might exercise some restraint in negotiating contracts.
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On the article No Means No: Is Jewel-Osco's Mandatory Cart-to-Car Service Too Much?
Me
12:54 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
@Carl - You nailed it with "freedom of choice"..You are free to choose to shop wherever you please and the stores are free to choose whatever policy that suits them.
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On the article No Means No: Is Jewel-Osco's Mandatory Cart-to-Car Service Too Much?
Me
12:52 pm on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
ReplyIf you don't like it, shop elsewhere. Jewel will either live without your business or they will drop the service. What a bunch of whiners!
Me
4:19 pm on Thursday, May 9, 2013
THey included Baskin-Robbins but excluded Sweet Peas. If Baskin-Robbins is among the best then certainly they need to inclde the fozen food section in Jewel and Dominicks.