Lakemoor Opinion
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Video poker won't solve anythingMar 06, 2010 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald was right to put "Fee for rejecting video poker?" on its front page. But I'd like to challenge more than video poker. Unfortunately, the name of the spo...
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Frank, Dodd must not own condosMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Once again, our federal government is showing its total ignorance as to how to get the country out of the real estate depression. Recently, HUD and FHA have issued restr...
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Obama's take on proper procedureMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - I was recently appraised of a term which had not crossed my path in some time. The term is "parliamentary procedures." I would surmise that this is the golden gun that t...
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Health care a right, not a privilegeMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - No American should have to go to sleep wondering whether they can financially survive an illness or health care issue. The sense of peace and security that comes with th...
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Kids lose in coaching debacleMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Teachers say, "It's all about the kids." Two Larkin High School basketball coaches were hired to coaching positions they were not qualified for. Two Larkin basketball co...
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GOP out of touch with Main StreetMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Last Thursday, while attending a discussion at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, the topic turned to the President's plan to let the Bush tax cuts expire for fa...
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Get ready for health care sucker punchMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - We all want legitimate health care reform, but the crooks in Washington always take advantage of the public's needs to pour in the pork and inject government control to ...
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Be compassionate; OK medical potMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Since 1996, 14 states have enacted laws for the compassionate use of marijuana as a medicine. There are 13 states including Illinois with pending legislation or ballot m...
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Conflicting sales reports confusingMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I realize there needs to be an element of "shock value" in news and in selling newspapers, but the day in and day out of contradicting reports regarding the housing mark...
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Health plan has many paying for the fewMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - What began as health care insurance "reform" has now become "health care reform." That could be fine, as long as it doesn't mean a government takeover of the health care...