Island Lake Opinion
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Energy bill nothing but big tax hikeAug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Washington is trying to hand Illinois, and the rest of the nation, the largest tax increase in our history. The "cap-and-trade" scheme at the core of the energy tax bill...
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Time for managers to manage in KaneAug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent articles concerning issues with balancing the Kane County budget are very enlightening. They open a window into part of the reason why the cost of government ...
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AstroTurf protests not what they seemAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Across America there's an organized effort to disrupt town hall health care reform meetings. These meetings are intended to openly discuss all health care views. However...
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Where's your town hall, Senator?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Even though Sen. Dick Durbin was elected to represent the people of Illinois, he is refusing to meet with them in town hall meetings to discuss, among other things, the ...
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Nationalized care a pig in a pokeAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Why rush into law a bill that will affect more than 300 million of us and forever change our entire health care system? Because we might reject it if we had the opportun...
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A new low for Buffalo GroveAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Once again, the Buffalo Grove Village Board has hit a new low. At the most recent board meeting, Trustee Braiman came prepared for high drama, having prepared a four or...
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Buffalo Grove officials upstandingAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - I was both dismayed and angered to read the stories in the Herald regarding the ongoing friction among members of the Buffalo Grove Village Board. I was Jeff Braiman's l...
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Health care must be a basic right in U.S.Aug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Now is the time to make sure that all our citizens are able to get the health care they need. A public option is a must. It will bring real competition to the insurance ...
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Time to stop waste, not add more debtAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read Tom Raum's article, "Carrying on U.S. tradition of debt." He states the mountain of debt could become the next economic crisis without firm action from Washi...
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Official right except about his own raiseAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The citizens of Grant Township in Lake County received a one-page statement from Tax Assessor Kublanza this month. Kublanza doesn't say exactly what taxpayers want to he...