Lake Barrington Opinion
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A final amendment to health care billDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like Congress to add one more page to the 2,000 pages in the health bill. It would read that as soon as the 900 billion in cost doubles, every senator and congre...
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Terrorists shouldn't be tried on U.S. soilDec 31, 2009 10:00 pm - As an attorney with many years of trial experience, one of the tools to test witness' creditability is confronting them with prior inconsistent statements during a trial...
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Reject flawed Copenhagen TreatyDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - I encourage the rejection of the Copenhagen Treaty. Its premise is flawed. It places burdens on the United States while allowing other industrial countries, like China a...
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Superintendent should resignDec 30, 2009 10:00 pm - To Grayslake High School District 127 Superintendent Catherine Finger: I am writing to express my anger and disgust at this most recent scandal that has hit District 127...
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Obama out of touch on his performanceDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - During the Christmas at the White House with Oprah Winfrey show that aired Dec. 13, she asked the president how he would rate his performance this year. He graded himsel...
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Good reason to be an obstructionistDec 29, 2009 10:00 pm - Several writers have complained about the Republicans being obstructionists. I confess, I don't like what Obama is doing. What don't I like? I think he's getting the cou...
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Minimum wage cut isn't the answerDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Of all the anti-people schemes the Republican politicians can dream up, the current thinking to lower the minimum wage is the most exemplary of their interests. How low ...
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Congress, president haven't earned trustDec 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Do you trust the members of the House of Representatives, Senate and president who have created more debt for our country than all prior administrations combined? Do yo...
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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...