Gages Lake Opinion
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AARP is looking out for its own interestsDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - I am, regretfully, a member of AARP. Did you know that they collect royalties from so-called "gap insurance." That is private insurance that covers what Medicare doesn't...
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Pass public option or put job on the lineDec 21, 2009 10:00 pm - In 2006, the people spoke. George Bush referred to it as "a thumping." It certainly spoke to how the American people felt about how things were being handled in Washingt...
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Career education must be a priorityDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The days when a "three R's" education was sufficient to provide a middle-class lifestyle are long over. Though jobs requiring low-level skills still exist (just 18 perc...
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Rehashing history a waste of timeDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to Peter Grant's absurd letter about what the world would be like without George W. Bush. First of all, the premise of the post is a waste of paper a...
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Reform won't help if you're sick, oldDec 19, 2009 10:00 pm - The health care reform bill does not matter! The Democrats and Obama are already killing Americans. My wife has been on dialysis for both kidneys not functioning for a y...
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Health plan a step down slippery slopeDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - I am amazed that each and every day, I wake up to hear more news about how Congress and President Obama are FORCING Obama Care on the American people. Yet, most American...
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Only opposed to Obama's bad ideasDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - In browsing the Herald recently, I ran across an piece written by a fellow from Libertyville. It related to conservatives opposingd a federal "hate crime" bill, which ha...
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$13 trillion is missing in actionDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - What is going on with the out-of-control Federal Reserve and continued Wall Street plundering of our tax dollars? Today, nearly $13 trillion in taxpayer dollars in bailo...
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Health care bill a death knoll to U.S.Dec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - To all of those who want the public option or single-payer government-run health insurance I must inform you what you're getting into as I don't believe you understand. ...
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Deserves an apology for editorial cartoonDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - In the past year, on numerous occasions I have been called a racist for not voting for President Obama or supporting his policies. Now, according to the editorial cartoo...