Lake County Opinion
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Link misses mark on financial fixMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The state was in financial shambles long before the recent downturn in the economy, largely because elected officials like Sen. Terry Link allowed former Gov. Blagojevic...
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Former mayor's wife thanks residentsMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to express my thanks to all of you who supported the Wauconda First party. It is my feeling that for four years we have had an outstanding board representin...
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Time to stop trying to mandate slotsMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Allow us to provide a bit of apparently needed history for the Illinois General Assembly and, in particular, for state Sen. Terry Link of Waukegan: In 1927, when Arling...
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Bush supporters wrong on ObamaMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Letter writer John King of Gurnee, a Bush Jr. idolizer, castigates both President Obama and the vast majority of Americans who voted for him. Just think what the likes o...
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Charging obese more is meanMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - It appears obesity is to be freely discriminated against and openly ridiculed. We tread on thin ice when using gender, race, religion, nationality, or sexual orientation...
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It is time to secede from Cook CountyMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Rolling back the Cook County sales tax increase would be a fine first step. What's really needed, however, is secession of the suburbs from Cook County. That might invol...
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Taxpayers need hero to stop politiciansMay 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois taxpayers are from planet Mongo (a fictional planet from the Flash Gordon serials) and our elected politicians and seemingly now local municipal employees are f...
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Veto means county business as usualMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - As I sat at my desk on Monday, I listened in disbelief as President Stroger stated he would veto the 1 percent sales tax repeal approved by twelve commissioners of the C...
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"Chosen one" is anti-AmericaMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The new president has started off his administration with an anti-American bang. First, he's gone around to other countries blaming America for all things and apologizin...
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Get involved in plans for futureMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - A new Wal-Mart is being built in Lake Villa township, why not in the Village of Lake Villa? Round Lake Beach will see the increase of $15 million yearly. We can live wit...