Third Lake Opinion
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Middle-age fitness key for retireesFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Many seniors have arthritis. Many even need a walker to walk. Too many have obesity problems. Knee and hips are simply worn out, keeping them from being able to walk wel...
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Take care choosing sides in MideastFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - It’s been about six weeks and we’ve seen all sorts of turmoil in the Arab nations unfold. Mubarak fell from power (but as we always knew, the military runs Egypt; always...
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Republicans also playing politicsFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Charles Krauthammer’s column in the Daily Herald dated Feb. 21 seems to be another cynical attempt to mislead his readers. He fails to mention that not a single conserva...
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Start over, do health care rightFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Many letters have recently appeared in Fence Post criticizing the Republican decision to defund or repeal President Obamas’ health care plan. They praise the plan for se...
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Congregations work on green projectsFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The world has changed in some pretty dramatic ways in the last few decades. I am constantly reminded of this in magazine articles, and the nightly news on TV, and even a...
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Walsh chooses partisanship over progressFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - In an interview at last week’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Congressman Joe Walsh promised to shut down the federal government – something the far right lea...
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Teach facts, not views on creationFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - As a physics professor and taxpayer, I was appalled to read your Feb. 14 article “Candidates: Teach creationism in science classes” about the Fremont school board electi...
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District leaders not putting kids firstFeb 20, 2011 11:00 pm - In the Feb. 16 Daily Herald, the spokesman for Maine Township High School District 207, Mr. Dave Berry, stated “it’s difficult to know if the assumptions are going to be...
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The diversity in our neighborhoodsFeb 20, 2011 12:00 am - The numbers tell a dramatic story. In DuPage County, the white population has actually fallen in the past 10 years, a decline of 6 percent, according to the U.S. Census ...
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The Soapbox: Good citizensFeb 18, 2011 12:00 am - Fearing retribution, witnesses sometimes keep quiet about gang-related crimes. Residents of an apartment complex in Prospect Heights deserve credit for steering police t...