Round Lake Park Opinion
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New revenues never solve problemsDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Remember when there was no state income tax, only a sales tax? The Illinois legislature passed a sales tax and that was going to fix the economy. Remember when the sale...
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Where's this celebrated economic recovery?Dec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Here we go again, hearing lip service by the administration, telling us how things are getting so much better. The economy is getting better, the jobless numbers are goi...
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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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Protect America's wildernessDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Last Monday marked 50 years to the day since President Eisenhower established what would become one of America's most beloved natural treasures: the Arctic National Wild...
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Column notoriously dredges the pastDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Mr. Cohen's column notoriously dredges the past. His latest, scourging President Bush for invading Iraq is yet another example. Could he please stop his whining? I thin...
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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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In defense of Burnett-Dane Funeral HomeDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - My family was very saddened to read about the conviction of Marcee Dane and the investigation of her family's business. The staff of Burnett-Dane Funeral Home offered g...
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Calling out baseball's HallDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Although I am a White Sox fan, Ron Santo was an even a better human being than ballplayer -- and with nine All-Star appearances and seven straight Gold Gloves, his human...
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Act now to solve Medicare problemDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Millions of seniors are at risk of losing their doctors as of Jan. 1. Why? Because Congress has failed to take action to fix a flawed physician reimbursement system that...
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Crucial story about ethanol was ignoredDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - On Nov. 22, Al Gore was the keynote speaker at a “green” business conference in Greece. At this conference he admits to wasting millions of tax dollars and misdirecting ...