Diamond Lake Opinion
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When the state becomes a deadbeatFeb 16, 2010 10:00 pm - If it were a typical debtor, the state of Illinois would no doubt be trying to change its phone number right now - if it could even afford the phone. Service agencies, l...
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2010 would be the year to dieFeb 14, 2010 10:00 pm - If you are an owner of a small to medium-sized business or a family farm, expect to pass away in the next few years and hope to leave something to your children, 2010 is...
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Election or not, still need health reformFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to you as a self-employed mother of three who cannot afford health insurance coverage for my family. In 2008, this country was hungry for change, and now we...
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Reject changes to Clean Air ActFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I want my senators to know I will be watching how they vote on Sen. Lisa Murkowski's amendment attacking the Clean Air Act. The measure was written with the help of lobb...
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Money tells story in Fox Lake areaFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Almost every Illinois political subdivision allowing poker machines has or is in the process of outlawing them because of unidentified "associated problems." Almost all ...
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Health care latest in 'Ponzi scheme'Feb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I think one of the biggest problems, and rightfully so, with getting a health care bill passed over the years is that the money to be used for the program will take the ...
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Health plan would pass if streamlinedFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - If our federal government really wanted to pass health care legislation they would include the following five things and exclude any tax dollar support for abortion, emb...
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Thanks for 'help,' but we'll take passFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - There are active plans to expand Route 45 between Route 120 and Washington Street in the Grayslake area. Everyone agrees the road needs expansion. However, a bad road pl...
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Money doesn't control electionsFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - At the State of the Union address, President Obama was highly critical of the recent Supreme Court decision of Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. Why? "Cong...
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Democrats must stand up for us nowFeb 08, 2010 10:00 pm - I am amazed at the political situation in America today. Don't people remember the Bush/Cheney administration and their two wars and a $3 trillion deficit? Now we have a...