Lake County Opinion
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Let local communities ban assault weaponsJun 21, 2016 1:00 am - Over the last few days, all Americans have been confronted with the tragedy in Orlando. The mass slaughtering of defenseless citizens should sadden and scare, but also e...
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Issue is about high-powered weaponsJun 20, 2016 1:00 am - A senator filibustered on gun control. All of the newscasters are making the terrorist attack in Orlando, Florida, about only terrorists and guns. Gun control is about ...
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Maybe we should stop withholdingJun 19, 2016 1:00 am - The cover of Time Magazine, April 26, states every man, woman and child in the United States would need to pay $42,998.12 to erase the $13.9 trillion U.S. debt. For mos...
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No property tax relief from FranksJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - In an answer to a 1998 election survey, Jack Franks' legislative priority was: "Fundamentally changing the way we fund our schools away from the property tax base to a s...
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Sad ending to session, but optimism loomsJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - This spring there was the chance to change course and an opportunity to shift the way Illinois operates. Unfortunately, weeks of continuous efforts could not result in a...
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Budget law not enforcedJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - Is there a law requiring a balanced budget every July 1? Was it repealed? I have heard of no arrests for breaking that law. Oh well. It must be in the same category of l...
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Making sure we don't get 'freeways'Jun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Your rational arguments about the proposed Route Route 53 extension are futile. A few years ago, I remember Chicago leadership explaining that traffic cameras were going...
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Whatever else he did, Ali was draft dodgerJun 16, 2016 1:00 am - Muhammad Ali may have been a good boxer but he will always be a draft dodger as long as I live. I served five campaigns in Vietnam and one in Korea while he refused to d...
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Political correctness is killing AmericansJun 14, 2016 1:00 am - I wonder at what point Americans will become outraged by how political correctness is killing Americans and putting this great nation at risk. The outrageous slaughter ...
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Trump telling Europe to pay for defenseJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - Hillary Clinton excoriated Donald Trump over his lack of understanding on many facets of foreign policy. One that resonates positively with Trump supporters is his disre...