Lake County Opinion
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...
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Thankfully, not all agree with ObamaApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I say thank God for the GOP naysayers, Mr. Posey of Buffalo Grove. They represent our voices, those of us who do not necessarily agree in part or in full with the what, ...
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Think of Geithner as you file taxesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - As millions of Americans approach anxiously the tax filing deadline, I read with great interest the Daily Herald's front page article on Treasury Secretary Geithner and ...
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Bank auditors missed the problemApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Before Washington sends any more bailout money to banks or Wall Street, I think someone should do an investigation of how the financial institutions of this country beca...
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Who's in charge of public tennis courts?Apr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - The long, cold, and hard winter seems to have finally begun to break. One of the first things I like to do in spring is get outside and play tennis on a sunny day. I use...
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Obama's failures come as no surpriseApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - During the election, I was stunned by the number of normally Republican voters who voted for Barack Obama. And now I am stunned by the disappointment and surprise that t...
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AIG mess shows power of the mediaApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Let me preface this by saying people are properly indignant by the excesses of the AIG mess. It is indeed an abject lesson in corporate greed. That being said, I have be...
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Who really received the bonuses?Apr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - This is regarding Jake DeSantis's resignation from AIG. He was paid $1 for his 12-month employment of 60-hour weeks while doing everything he could to salvage his portio...
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Someone has to pay for quality of lifeApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Americans have the incredibly good fortune to live in a country with good public services. The quality of our roads, schools, fire and police protection, and emergency r...
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Nobody expects the Spanish InquisitionApr 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Baltasar Garzon, a judge in Spain, has taken the first steps toward opening a criminal investigation into allegations that six former high-level Bush administration offi...