Round Lake Beach Opinion
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Filibuster reform is needed nowJan 11, 2011 10:00 pm - With the escalating abuse of the filibuster over the last decade, our Senate has become a dead zone. On Jan 24 a reform bill will be presented on the Senate floor. This ...
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Tax-and-spend talk never changesJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - I read the Jan. 5 article “Illinois wants online retailers to collect sales tax” and was once again appalled by an Illinois politician. Senate President John Cullerton i...
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Schools must become responsible on spendingDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - What will it take to get our schools to adjust their spending to the new economic realities? Many property taxpayers are already stretched to the limit and our State's ...
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Grayslake school leaders out of touchDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Grayslake Elementary District 46 needs a reality check. The administration's and school board's failure to grasp current economic conditions is so skewed it defies compr...
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U.S. should end ties to U.N.Dec 08, 2010 12:00 am - It has become apparent to me, that membership and economic support of the United Nations, although once a good idea, has become a negative as far as the United States of...
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Repeal military policy on gaysDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The Pentagon's study regarding the repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” is clear: The military is ready to end this policy. The study showed that open service will have li...
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Tighten controls, inform the publicNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - An auditor has sounded a clarion call about financial security problems in Grayslake Elementary District 46 the type that could create a breeding ground for shenanigans...
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Experience, values speak for KirkOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Why am I voting for Mark Kirk for Senate? Mark Kirk is fiscally conservative. Mark Kirk sees Illinois families living on budgets and knows Washington needs to do the sam...
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Kirk has served his country wellOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the course of my life, I've seen a lot of things. But never before have I seen an organized political campaign to denigrate the service of an honorable man like I'v...
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Seals offers clear vision for futureOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Attack ads and campaign rhetoric sometimes mislead us. This is why it is important to “do our homework” on the candidates ourselves. For example, recent attack ads clai...