Gurnee Opinion
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Take politics out of scholarshipsOct 12, 2009 11:00 pm - State lawmakers must overhaul the tuition waiver program that permits them to hand out valuable state university scholarships. Over the years, the well-meaning program t...
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Government actions continue to baffleOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Is there such a thing as beyond comprehension? If so that is where my ability to understand a situation rests at this moment. Consider that we have 500 plus Congressmen,...
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Community colleges important, relevantSep 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A new school year has just begun and as president of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, it is appropriate for me to comment on behalf of all of us in I...
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Illinois must keep its promise to studentsSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Middle-class parents of college-age children know that financing a college education often depends on a delicate web of small scholarships, student loans, part-time jobs...
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AARP should spend time studying planSep 18, 2009 11:00 pm - AARP recently sent petitions to members so they could show their support for the government health care plan. They, like many of our legislators, are accusing opponents ...
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Herald should crack down on corruptionSep 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Can you hear it? The sound of contradiction howling in the Daily Herald. First, we should be grateful. Bless you, brother Quinn, for listening to campaign reformists and...
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Read about Hubert Thompson before you vote to cut mental health careSep 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Read before you vote: Before voting to cut mental health care, we want state lawmakers to read about mentally ill Hubert Thompson's sentence in the murder of James Malo...
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Obama, lawmakers on crooked planetSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Barney Frank lashed out at a woman during a town hall meeting, asking, "What planet have you been living on?" I will answer for that poor outshouted lady. "Mr. Frank, w...
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No 'recovery' in sight in IllinoisAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - What is wrong with Illinois? As a voter, taxpayer and member of Americans For Prosperity I am appalled by the fiscal irresponsibility from our elected officials in Sprin...
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Obama's plan bad for sick, old, allAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - After listening to radio talk shows and reading the newspapers and Internet articles I feel that there has not been an extermination program as despicable as the Obama h...