Lake County Opinion
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Why aren't our reps backing oversight?Apr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The only thing worse than a bailout is a bailout with no oversight, and yet this now occurs as a matter of routine. The Federal Reserve Bank, the quasi-public central ba...
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Accept it: Gays not going anywhereApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A recent letter-writer referred to homosexuality as a "chosen lifestyle." Nobody would choose to have 5 million evangelicals spewing hatred upon them. Nobody would choos...
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Many back choice not to air 911 callApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read Jim Slushers' column and I want to say thanks for taking the high road by not airing the 911 tape. This tape is unique in that the voice is of the suspect, n...
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House health-care plan on the moneyApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - The health-care reform package that 76 members of the House have endorsed sounds like an excellent plan that would allow one to have all necessary treatments, including ...
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Obama not up to Notre Dame honorApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - As a Catholic, I was disheartened that Notre Dame's president extended a commencement speaker invitation to President Obama and is planning to present him with an honora...
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"Yes" vote is not consensus on Rt. 53Apr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This week roughly 22 percent of the voters of Lake County went to the polls and voted on the advisory referendum question, "Shall the State of Illinois construct the ext...
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Canada good model for health-care planApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - We need a national health care system in this country that is accessible to all. It is appalling, embarrassing, inhumane and simply unacceptable that a country such as t...
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Stop debating, just reform health careApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - We are now in the midst of a debate on the necessity to reform our health-care system. The health-care insurance industry is lobbying to keep the status quo. And why not...
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Stroger offers too little, too lateApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Do you really think you are doing Cook County residents and business owners a favor by reducing your ridiculous tax hike? That's insane, and I would think that a man in ...
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Obama not the first to go back on wordApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In reading opinions on this page daily, it's entertaining to listen to people's view on how President Obama is destroying everything and going back on his words from his...