Gurnee Opinion
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Kirk on wrong side of gender pay issueAug 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk voted against pay equity for women yet again. I guess he isn't really the moderate Republican he pretends to be. Women continue to earn only 77 ce...
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The vote against gender pay equityAug 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, a large group of 10th District men and women delivered a letter to Rep. Mark Kirk's district office expressing our dismay with his recent vote against pay equ...
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Politics shouldn't be a spectator sportAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - At what point did the exercise of politics change from compromise and uniting for the common good to two sides screaming at each other and accomplishing nothing? Politic...
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Seals campaign is far from grassrootsAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals likes to talk about his "grassroots support." He crows about his volunteers in the same interview where he, somewhat ironically, brags that he is importing act...
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Rep. Kirk's good, just not good enoughAug 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Like many political moderates in the 10th Congressional District, I believe Congressman Mark Kirk has been a good representative of our interests. He has been a strong ...
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Bean represents interest, not votersJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Studying campaign contributions is a good place to start when determining who a candidate will represent when elected to office. When candidates receive money from Polit...
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Abandoning the politics of the pastJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals sells himself as a champion for change in the same vein as Barack Obama. His pamphlets have Obama's endorsements featured prominently. He seizes every opportun...
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Neither 10th candidate has good grasp on global warmingJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As the battle between Mark Kirk's and Dan Seals' supporters rages on (most recently: Stick to Truth in Kirk-Seals Debate), I'm left a little bit flat by the lack of fort...
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Why do Democrats lack spine on Iraq?Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Why do so many Democratic Party candidates seem to lack a spine? As reported by the Associated Press on July 3, Obama's already weak opposition to the Iraq occupation i...
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Seals needs lesson in basic economicsJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - For someone who claims to have a degree in international economics, Dan Seals doesn't seem to know much about how markets work. Just look at his energy policies. Mr. Se...