Lake County Opinion
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Surgeon General's weight a non-issueAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - The media has done it again by weighing in on the weight of Surgeon General Sharon Salomon. As a Nutritionist I see an accomplished woman of a retirement age with a dist...
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AstroTurf protests not what they seemAug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Across America there's an organized effort to disrupt town hall health care reform meetings. These meetings are intended to openly discuss all health care views. However...
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Where's your town hall, Senator?Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Even though Sen. Dick Durbin was elected to represent the people of Illinois, he is refusing to meet with them in town hall meetings to discuss, among other things, the ...
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Single-payer makes the most senseAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Only single-payer can fix the problems in the our current health-care system. Only single-payer automatically covers everyone and effectively eliminates overhead waste o...
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Nationalized care a pig in a pokeAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Why rush into law a bill that will affect more than 300 million of us and forever change our entire health care system? Because we might reject it if we had the opportun...
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Kirk won't appeal to Republicans statewideAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk was the only Republican in the state that voted with the Democrats on their Cap and Trade Bill (American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009). I'...
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Stop assuming there is always prejudiceAug 11, 2009 11:00 pm - The verbal crucifixion of the police officer who arrested the Harvard professor is a shame. Obama hasn't helped the situation. If I were trying to open my door late at n...
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The country needs Palin's leadershipAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's face it. We are in very tough economic times. We need a leader who can foresee all the negative elements that lie before us; one who can predict and lead us throug...
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Flat tax is the only fair taxAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Mr. President, how about going to a flat tax? We have a system in place now that's broke and has been broken for many years. No two people could interpret the laws now t...
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We need highways not tollwaysAug 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I can only imagine how frustrated the woman in your front page article dated June 21 on tollway potholes was. After being conned into jumping through hoops of submitted ...