Lake County Opinion
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Red-light cameras = big dollars for townsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Everyone favors making our roads safer for citizens, but "red-light cameras" put revenue above safety. These cameras are supposed to help prevent accidents by taking pic...
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Safety clearly not only reason for camerasJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Can we please move the debate about whether the installation of the red-light cameras is strictly for safety reasons and just accept the fact that the primary reason the...
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If unsafe, repeal right turn on redJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - If right turn on red was such a safety issue, I imagine IDOT or whoever governs this rule would repeal the right turn on red law. Like any other traffic law, there alway...
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A case against year-round schoolJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Summer vacation is probably the most looked forward to time of the year for any student in school. With year-round school, students would get the same amount of time off...
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Voice your opinion on taxing benefitJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It is my understanding that a proposal is afloat regarding the taxing of employees based on their employer's insurance costs for that individual. Mention has been made t...
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Kirk, Bean wrong on global warmingJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In my opinion we need to start now to replace Mark Kirk and Melissa Bean. They do not represent you or me. It is time for them to go! They want to destroy the coal indus...
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Young adults hit hard by lack of jobsJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I am 21, a graduate of the University of Illinois in Chicago, in debt from student loans, and have been unemployed since October. I am not by any means alone in this. De...
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Everything costs money - our moneyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Looks like the president and his wife are running around like a bunch of jet-setters - on talk shows, at graduations and visiting other countries and states. It costs a ...
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Tesla should get the big bucksJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Let me attempt to understand: We pay ("lend") $20 billion to General Motors to survive, Chrysler about half that over recent years, and now $6 billion to Ford "to produc...
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Arlington should bid out refuse collectionJul 12, 2009 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights has a reputation for being at the forefront of many of the most important issues of our time. The village was one of the early leaders in residential r...