Island Lake Opinion
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It's time to vote GreenApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The latest report indicates that nearly 17 percent of our workers are either unemployed or underemployed. Our infrastructure, and school and health care systems are fail...
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Rebalance tax systemApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - For half a century, we've heard politicians talk about cutting our taxes. From Kennedy to Reagan and Bush, Congress has trimmed and cut. But what has been the result? Mi...
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Supports plan to increase aid fundingApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I am glad to see money going to help students be able to attend college. Anything we can do to help educate our children to keep pace with other countries and help them ...
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Yet another cost of health reform?Apr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Is this correct? If so, maybe the health care reform bills, HR 3590 and HR 4872, weren't such a good idea. Starting January 01, 2011, a company has to report, per emplo...
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Find other ways to cut costs in U-46Apr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - School District U-46 has a large deficit that the board of education is trying to reduce. Like many other districts in Illinois, the problem is partially because the sta...
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Not buying story about reform successApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - We've been told how the new federal health care plan will help us, using the program currently in place in Massachusetts as an example. The following information is my u...
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Let's see who laughs in NovemberApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - About 20,000 unemployed people around Illinois - more than half of them from Chicago and the suburbs - could see the end of their extended benefits starting this week. T...
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Bean on the right side of historyApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Social Security. Medicare. Civil rights. These are historic legislative victories that changed the lives of generations of Americans for the better. Now, thanks in part ...
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It's getting harder to believe DemocratsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - As a payoff to Bart Stupak and his small band of followers for changing their minds on health "insurance reform," President Obama signed (behind closed doors, without an...
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Take remapping out of lawmakers' handsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the years Illinois has know as a state that consists heavily of corrupt government. With governors and representatives being convicted of crimes there is a need for...