Diamond Lake Opinion
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Budget solution: More speeding ticketsApr 13, 2012 11:06 am - In Jan. and Feb., I heard many legislative candidates tell how the legislature can reduce the state government’s budget deficit. I thought of an idea that none of the ca...
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Schneider gets edge on business experienceApr 12, 2012 12:40 pm - It’s hard to say who is going to win in the Nov 6 general election for the 10th Congressional District because both candidates, Democrat Brad Schneider and Republican Ro...
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Healthy population benefits us allApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - There is one basic issue of the health care debate I don’t hear in the public discussions. There is a lot of talk about the individual mandate and the relationship of th...
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An important step in recyclingApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - Tight budgets, cuts in social services, rising property taxes and road congestion are a few critical issues on a list that seems endless and overwhelming. With no shorta...
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No reason to remove DoldApr 09, 2012 4:49 pm - Two weeks ago, 10th District Democrats voted in a primary to decide who would challenge Republican incumbent Robert Dold. Brad Schneider, an engineer and businessman fro...
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Why add nine more Cook judges?Apr 09, 2012 10:07 am - Right now, 272 full circuit court judges in Cook County are in the process of casting secret ballots to select nine new associate judges. The judicial vacancies are abou...
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Media not liberal? Come onApr 06, 2012 9:27 am - Joe Walsh is a polarizing individual when it comes to politics. Whether the Daily Herald is anti-Walsh is really not a problem since newspapers are generally either libe...
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Thoughts on national health careApr 06, 2012 9:27 am - The idea of nationally mandated health care isn’t very appealing to many Americans. By not giving Americans a choice of whether or not they can buy health insurance, Ob...
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Schneider’s business experience keyApr 05, 2012 7:26 pm - A few months ago, I had the opportunity of personally meeting and listening to Brad Schneider at my high school in my government class. What made a big impression on me ...
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Article missed value of teacher assistantsApr 03, 2012 12:15 pm - Mick Zawislak’s article “Hawthorn school district eliminates 31 assistant jobs” dated March 17, greatly diminishes the role that the teacher assistants perform. They co...