Waukegan Opinion
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Kirk needs to see health-care crisisJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - At a May 10 meeting of the Wheeling Township Republicans, my congressman, Mark Kirk, spoke about the health care crisis, Medicaid and the uninsured. Since his statemen...
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How the pop star got top billing over the journalistJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - On this hand, a respected journalist; on that, a world-renowned music star. To me, the choice of which one people would most want to read about was a virtual no-brainer...
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Dems behind candidates' ousterJun 17, 2008 11:00 pm - On Monday, June 9, democracy in Illinois was attacked; ironically by a party that incorporates democracy into their very name. Three Green party congressional candidat...
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Wave of heroism on turbulent waterJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - We have seen nature at its worst. Eternal spring storms have taken rivers and streams over their banks, making a monstrous mess of the suburbs. Storms suddenly pop up, p...
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Kirk crosses aisle on transportationJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Kirk is going beyond the call of duty working on Illinois transportation issues. Not only has he obtained significant federal highway funding for Illinois, ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyJun 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Loud and clear When a Lake County jury convicted a Fox River Grove teen of falsely making a terrorist threat this week, it should have sent a resounding message worth po...
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Nuances of passion sometimes are key to deciding story playJun 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Prominent trials are followed passionately by some people -- but not all. It was a reasonable enough question for a wife to ask her husband three days before a high scho...
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Kirk must make war views clearJun 10, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent reporting of the Senate intelligence report reminds me of a Mark Kirk declaration in a Northbrook synagogue in 2002. In a debate with Hank Perrit, he said he...
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Kirk stays strong against IranJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is in the news for yet again threatening Israel with destruction. At a celebration marking the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, ...
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Waukegan should abandon 287(g)Jun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In my view, the City of Waukegan is not losing from the lack of federal assistance to implement the 287(g) program ("Mayors: Local Deportation Help Not There," May 27). ...