Volo Opinion
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No sympathy for public employeesJan 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Responding to Stephen Irmick’s letter to the editor regarding complaints about pension funds. I would like to ask Stephen what exactly is the “large percentage” of state...
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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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Cool the hype on death panelsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - My conservative friends will be upset with me for saying this, but can we please chill out on the death panel hype? I do want to repeal Obama Care and replace it with a ...
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Many failures led to Muddy Paws shelter disasterJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - We look at the mess that is Muddy Paws Dog Rescue in Deer Park and we ask: How could this happen here? How could what was once an established, well-known animal shelter ...
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Beware FCC control of InternetJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - During the time my family and I lived overseas, we were on hand for the military overthrow of a government. Nine years later, another faction began military action (in t...
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A dichotomy: Cold is declared warmJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - It's Orwellian when cold is declared warm, that the earth is continuing to get warmer even as it feels colder outside. Given that a huge blizzard shut down much of the N...
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Vandals won't spoil his holiday spiritDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - While I can totally appreciate how the Michels family must have felt as described in the Dec. 20 article, I must implore them to hang in there. I personally have experie...
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A cautionary duck taleDec 27, 2010 10:00 pm - Sometime late this summer, eight beautiful Peking ducks appeared on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. They swam in a group close to the shore ignoring and being ignored by the gee...
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Prosperity depends on the richDec 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Mr. Glassman should stick with motorcycles instead of trying to understand economics. What do rich people do with all the money they get? Do they bury it in their backy...
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Public bodies want too much moneyDec 24, 2010 10:00 pm - In this brutal Lake County economy, it is outrageous that many Lake County public organizations are in the process of requesting more property tax from the residents. Ma...