Libertyville Opinion
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Does Chevy Volt have a future?Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I read with interest your Aug. 12 account of the Chevy Volt plug-in electric car due in showrooms late next year. According to "230 MPG?" by Katie Merx and Jeff Green of...
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Obama, lawmakers on crooked planetSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Barney Frank lashed out at a woman during a town hall meeting, asking, "What planet have you been living on?" I will answer for that poor outshouted lady. "Mr. Frank, w...
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Capitalism beats socialism every timeSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't know about you, but in my life I have never felt the fear I feel today about the future existence of our nation. Even when the former Soviet Union was at the ape...
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Let's calmly discuss race and health careSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County Board member Mary Ross Cunningham owes her colleagues a genuine apology for her uncontrolled rant about race earlier this week. That would be the best way fo...
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Time to enforce immigration rulesSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read that the next census will include illegal immigrants. It appears as though the Obama administration has tipped its hand as to their version of "immigration r...
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Nice turn of a phrase, JimSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the story published Aug. 22 by James Fuller about the sluggish traffic to Rich Harvest Farms (for the Solheim Cup) and was delighted by the phrasing, "slower than...
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Take simple route on health careAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Why do we need over 1,000 pages of legislation to insure the 8-plus percent of Americans that lack medical insurance? Why not tack an addendum to those receiving welfare...
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Deficit takes priority over school suppliesAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The front page of the Saturday, Aug. 22, Daily Herald highlights an article about school supplies required by local schools. On page two is an article about the addition...
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Kirk needs to be taught a lessonAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk is asking for our support in his run for the Senate. I am a conservative, who has always supported Mark. While I have from time to time been disappointed in so...
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Invest in solutions, not Band-AidsAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm deeply concerned about the bankruptcy of the Highway Trust Fund and the bailout patch that Congress has passed, and about how it will affect transportation here loca...