Diamond Lake Opinion
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Right choice but for different reasonsOct 31, 2012 10:43 am - I agree with your endorsement of Mitt Romney, but I get there on a different track. When Obama was elected, he was like a breath of fresh air. He was going to change the...
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Wolfe is what 9th district needsOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - At a time when fiscal sanity is so desperately needed in Washington, who better to represent the residents of Illinois' new 9th Congressional District than an experience...
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Beaubien a voice of independenceOct 31, 2012 4:40 am - As registered Republicans who know Dee Beaubien and have known her late husband, State Rep. Mark Beaubien, we attest to the accuracy of your headline Sept. 14 — “Beaubie...
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Judge candidate is the real deal.Oct 29, 2012 1:48 pm - Every once in a while you meet the real deal, like Judge Daniel B. Shanes. A judge earning the honor of receiving the highest recommendations of his peers at the bar ass...
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Mathias has earned another tour of dutyOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - The race for state representative in our district is the only one in Illinois that pits two incumbents, Carol Sente and Sid Mathias. They are both good people and it sho...
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Moderate will win in 10th DistrictOct 27, 2012 5:00 am - Throughout the entire campaigns, both presidential and district-wise, I consider myself more of a moderate. Perhaps I lean more toward the liberal side by just the small...
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Character, service matter in HouseOct 27, 2012 5:00 am - I am a teacher and have supported Carol Sente since she was appointed and ran for office in 2010. She has a passion for education, serves on the education caucus, is vi...
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Beaubien’s familiarity, experience importantOct 27, 2012 4:40 am - Why is Dee Beaubien the ideal candidate to replace the late Mark Beaubien in House District 52? She knows the people; her work in community service and as a member of va...
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Editorial: The win-win of first-time forgivenessOct 25, 2012 9:35 am - In 2009, the average number of inmates in Illinois prisons stood at 45,545. It grew to 47,504 the next year and to 48,978 in 2011, according to annual reports from the I...
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Complacency is winning in AmericaOct 24, 2012 10:35 am - Getting excited about 7.8 percent unemployment is like being satisfied with paying a mere $4 a gallon for gasoline. I’m afraid the American dream has been displaced by A...