Lily Lake Opinion
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Health care plan so much snake oilAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Now that the Congress failed to pass health care reform by the August Congress recess deadline originally established by the Obama administration, the President`s surrog...
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Ellen felt excellent over results of saleAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The sixth annual Ellen's Excellent Sale to benefit Lazarus House was held Aug. 7-8. The mega sale actually began when I was 9 and was inspired by a church trip to the lo...
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Illinois legal system protects peopleAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - In his Letter to the Editor on Aug. 10, 2009, Mr. Akin claims that the legal system in Illinois is unfair and we need "legal reform." The reform that he refers to would...
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Can you make sense of this bill?Aug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Here is a tiny snippet from the 1,201 page Waxman Markey cap and trade bill, HR2454. ''(4) Customer Facility Savings - The term "customer facility savings" means a reduc...
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What's yours is yours; what's mine is mineAug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - A right, by its nature, is free. "All men are created equal and endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights-" so wrote Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration o...
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Protesters: Show a little respectAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I am shocked, not by the fact that there is disagreement about health care reform, but rather that there is such an angry mob mentality, aggressive and violent, that is ...
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Here's the real reason for national health careAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - With all the general chaos surrounding the recent town hall health care meetings, you would think someone would've remembered the reason the government wants the health ...
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Local every day, everywhereAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to Daily Herald editor Jim Slusher for his excellent column of Aug. 6. I'll make a suggestion regarding a slogan for the Daily Herald - retain the present quote of...
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Stimulate business by keeping kids homeAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I have an idea to help businesses garner customers by being innovative. The idea I have in mind is relaxing and would benefit many who visit restaurants, movie theaters,...
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What has Springfield done for us lately?Aug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I am in 100 percent agreement with Robert Morgan of Elburn who recently wrote to Fence Post that the "do nothings" in Springfield should be thrown out. I recently sent e...