Lakemoor Opinion
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Tea party pushes ill-conceived cutsFeb 14, 2011 10:00 pm - The Tea Party-inspired plan to cut $61 billion in spending moved South Carolina Republican Representative Tim Scott to proclaim. “$100 billion is $100 billion is $100 bi...
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Don’t throw health care reform awayFeb 14, 2011 12:00 am - I think it’s terrible that the Republicans are attempting to repeal the health care act. It is historic much needed legislation, even if it is flawed. Our country is lon...
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Graduates need health coverageFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - My two grandsons just graduated college and if it were not for the new health care law that just passed, they would be without health care until they find a full-time jo...
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Poor snow removal is unacceptableFeb 13, 2011 11:00 pm - I live in Round Lake and work in Elk Grove Village. On my regular commute, I travel on a wide variety of local, county and state roads. During the past snowstorm, I thou...
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Health care repeal is anti-AmericanFeb 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The Affordable Care Act must not be repealed. Any Republican who supports repeal of this act is anti-American. American citizens need health care coverage. The Republica...
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Politicians don’t listenFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - Last week I wrote my senators asking them to vote down the effort to repeal the health care bill. I received electronic responses telling me they would get back to me. W...
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Vote no on repeal of health care reformFeb 10, 2011 12:00 am - Several years ago I considered retiring before the age of 65. Thank goodness I had the foresight to apply for health care coverage from Blue Cross before I actually reti...
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Digging Metra a clearer future pathFeb 10, 2011 12:00 am - Newly hired Metra Executive Director Alex Clifford came from sunny California just in time to watch how the region’s rail agency handled a blizzard and historic snow tot...
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Walsh doesn’t mind this intrusionFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Congressman Walsh campaigned on a platform of “Taking our Country Back” and the notion that government is too intrusive in our lives and there is too much governme...
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Intersections need wider plowingFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - I’ve noticed that the plowing has left many locations that suddenly lose a lane. This is easy to understand since the plow drivers aren’t familiar with the road. ...