Diamond Lake Opinion
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Push lawmakers to back health-care billApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - HR 676 is the bill proposed by Rep. John Conyers to provide Medicare for all. It would provide universal, single payer coverage, with no exclusions for pre-existing cond...
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Clearing up myths about Free ChoiceApr 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm not surprised that some people feel that it would be wrong for the Employee Free Choice Act to be enacted into law; there is so much misinformation out there. If peo...
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State has plenty of airports right nowApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Just a note to Governor Pat Quinn. Illinois does not need a fifth airport, that's right, a fifth airport! There are already four airports: O'Hare, Midway, Rockford and J...
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Cyclist lays out rules of the roadApr 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Please permit me to reply to the recent letter from Bill Fanning. I am a bicycle commuter and I ride on public roads. The first thing that must be clearly understood is ...
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Snow in April's sure not global warmingApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I turned all my house and garage lights on at 8:30 p.m. Saturday night and left them on until 10:30 p.m. Global warming is the best hoax ever. There is no scientific a...
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Nursing homes ill-equipped for mentally illApr 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently the Daily Herald ran a story on the harm done by the practice of housing people with mental illness in nursing homes. ("Tragic Results: What can happen when the...
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Valid reasons to vote against Rt. 53 planApr 04, 2009 11:00 pm - A referendum on extending Route 53, with little dissemination of information, doesn't constitute a valid opinion vote. If it's "yes," a hot-button issue slipped through ...
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Harger helps small businesses thriveApr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Four years ago we purchased property and moved our construction business to Libertyville. When we first met with Mayor Harger and the village administration, he encourag...
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Vote NO on plan to extend Route 53Apr 03, 2009 11:00 pm - We need traffic relief in Lake County but a Route 53 expressway is not the answer. As was already demonstrated through the recent Route 120 Corridor planning process, La...
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Barrington would put residents firstApr 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I am writing this letter from many perspectives, as a concerned resident, a former employee and a loving wife. My husband John Barrington is actively seeking election t...