Lake County Opinion
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Gain health care, lose freedom?Aug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - As part of the discussion about health care reform I have heard people state that "health care should be a right." I am very unclear as to what that statement means. Why...
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Punishing businesses isn't productiveAug 29, 2009 11:00 pm - I disagree with Carol Kenzel's comments about the red light camera at Biesterfield and Rohlwing roads in Elk Grove Village. No driver who comes to a complete stop at the...
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In a democracy, protests aren't a mobAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - I find it very disturbing how when ordinary people who are exercising their rights and expressing concerns over the health care bill are being labeled "mobs." Funny how ...
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Bipartisan solution is needed on reformAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - As Congress starts its August recess, it's clear that health care reform is at the top of the nation's agenda. Congressman Mark Kirk has recently presented his own propo...
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Weather shows need to stop pollutionAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Climate change is causing all kinds of weird weather in Chicago. It currently feels more like spring than summer, with the cold snaps and rain. All through the bitterly ...
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Stimulus roads lead to nowherAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Two concepts are bound to hit a dead end. First, let's take the case of the stimulus money going into road construction. The jobs created by this effort are going to end...
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Market hasn't worked with health careAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - There has been a good deal of discussion about whether we need a public option to provide real competition to private insurance companies. For more than thirty years I w...
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Local every day, everywhereAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to Daily Herald editor Jim Slusher for his excellent column of Aug. 6. I'll make a suggestion regarding a slogan for the Daily Herald - retain the present quote of...
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Ban cell phones while drivingAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Today, my husband and his best friend went for a ride on their motorcycles. It was a perfect summer day for a ride. While riding through Skokie, a car driver nearly caus...
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Don't be fooled by co-op optionAug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - The big media eye-catching announcement on Monday, Aug. 17, was how Obama is backing off the public option as part of a new health care system in a bow to political real...