Lake County Opinion
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Why has our nation deserted God?Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As our country faces crisis in almost every realm, many wonder "where did God go?" The real question should be "what did we do with God?" God is still here unchanged, bu...
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What's wrong with silent lunch?Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm amazed that parents are outraged that their children had to eat their lunch in silence "after students exhibited rowdy and disrespectful behavior." They should be ou...
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Public option foes should look at factsSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Nearly 46 million Americans are uninsured, and two-thirds of all personal bankruptcies are due to health care costs. People are suffering and dying because of the failur...
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Writer lacks heart in health care positionSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - In his recent letter to the editor, Jeff Lonigro wrote: "No one has a right to medical care, education, or government redistribution of wealth programs known as welfare....
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Health care isn't our biggest problemSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Mr. President Obama, Health care reform, at this time when our economy is barely above water, I believe, is a misplaced priority in your administration. Americans d...
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Look past protests for health care factsSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Representative Biggert admitted her health care comments were "a little inflammatory." Actually her comments were worse than that - they were lies. The current health c...
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We must continue fighting both warsSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Reader Anthony Nelson decries Obama's "failure" to pull American troops out of Iraq and Afghanistan. He calls this a failure, I suppose, in the belief that simply retrea...
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Terrorist gets chance no victims receivedSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Ten years ago, my husband and I attended a convocation for 35 of Syracuse University's "best and brightest" students, blown out of the sky over Lockerbie, Scotland, whil...
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Use sensitivity in school-faith mattersSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Friday night football, a staple in high school culture, may have been missing a few more players than usual last week. As teams took to the field in many suburbs, observ...
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Strong language can incite violenceSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Words do matter. Words can soothe. Words can help promote healing. Words can also hurt, promote hatred and issue calls for vengeance. The anti-abortion bunch preach thei...