Round Lake Beach Opinion
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Forget the rhetoric and just voteJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - As the primaries continue and we see changes in strategy, I wonder what exactly is really going on in the minds of these potential candidates. I for one, after two of th...
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The case to elect Seals to CongressJan 14, 2008 10:00 pm - I live in the 10th Congressional District. We will have a highly contested election for congressman. The Iraq War was based on faulty data that alienated our allies and ...
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It's a shame to read about the ArizonaDec 25, 2007 10:00 pm - After reading the article "Pennies for Pearl Harbor" in the Daily Herald on Dec. 12, I became angry that our government would allow such a historic monument like the Ari...
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Saturday Soapbox: Working togetherDec 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School has had its share of problems in 2007. Board infighting, hostility between a board member and the staff, and ongoing money trouble made i...
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Officials do not care about transitNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Here we go again, another ploy between the governor and his cronies. What does it take for the state of Illinois to wake up and smell the roses? I called Gov. Blagojevic...
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Soapbox: Round-the-clock heroesNov 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Whatever it is that firefighters are paid, it probably isn't enough. How do you put a value on what these folks do, even when they're off duty? When an early morning hou...
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Soapbox: All parents paying attention?Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - What's a fair and just sentence for a couple convicted of allowing underage drinking in their home -- drinking that preceded a car crash killing two minors who attended ...
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Soapbox: Overdoing in the extremeSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nothing like elected public servants to overdo the tax thing. The Cook County Board is expected to vote Monday on a proposed $750 million sales tax hike. Problem is, the...
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Citizenship law is in need of changeSep 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Re: The propaganda use of the boy, Saul Arellano, born to an illegal immigrant. The child and all children of illegal immigrants should not be considered U.S. citizens. ...
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Legalization is a truly bad ideaAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - In response to Dan Linn, the Executive Director Illinois Chapter National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws (Illinois NORML) and his small statement why it's time to...