Lake County Opinion
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You can't hold this country down longMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Not the banks, not the financials, not the auto industry - none of these. The real estate and construction industries - mainly, the residential construction industry - a...
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Dear Mr. President: Please help businessMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I am one of those average citizens in my sixties who has dutifully paid taxes all his life and has lost a significant portion of my retirement savings. As you know, many...
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Madigan already pandering for votesMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I suppose it's official now. In October, the Daily Herald ran a story about Lisa Madigan "thinking about" a gubernatorial run. Now that Blagojevich is gone, the attorney...
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Cell tower plan cost one voteMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Hard to believe the audacity of Mayor Kovarik of Gurnee. Using her power to browbeat Gurnee's administrators into forcible annexing an acre of property near her house to...
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Shouldn't employee have free choice?Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been hearing about a bill pending a vote in Congress called the "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA). The AFL-CIO ran a TV ad stating that it would "bring fairness ...
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Leave decorations out of electionMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - There seems to be some confusion in Round Lake Park regarding the decorations: hay bales, pumpkins, ribbons, whiskey barrels and Christmas trees. I am writing in order t...
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Route 53 extension: Big pain, small gainMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Extending Route 53 into Lake County does not solve the miserable countywide traffic problems we now face. Roadway systems, intersections and signalization are outdated a...
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Rooting for failure is un-American, RushMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The most telling aspect of Rush Limbaugh's speech at CPAC was his Super Bowl analogy; as a Steelers fan he said that it was perfectly natural for him to root for Kurt Wa...
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Support incumbents in Round Lake Area District 116Mar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Round Lake Area Unit District 116 is on the comeback trail. Taken over by the state in 2002 after it almost collapsed under $14 million in short-term loans, District 116...
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Health care problem must be solvedMar 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As a small-business owner I have always prided myself on the benefits I fight hard to offer my employees, including health insurance. What I previously was able to give ...