Lake County Opinion
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County raises taxes to stay within budgetJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to post this letter to the chairman of the Lake County Board in the Daily Herald. I tried e-mailing the chairman but twice my letter was returned. Mrs. Sch...
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Quinn's silence on taxes is loud, clearJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn was asked recently at a news conference to refute the allegation made by Gov. Blagojevich that once he was "railroaded" out of office a host of taxes ...
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Let's have a clean fight, candidatesJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - Even before that last weathered McCain sign is gone from the landscape and just as sure as daffodils bloom in the spring, you'll soon see a fresh crop of campaign signs....
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Israel can't negotiate with foes like HamasJan 28, 2009 10:00 pm - This is in response to Shafic Budron of the Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee's letter condemning Israel. He and his committee show their agenda of opposing th...
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Bush couldn't have left too soonJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - After watching President Bush' second and FINAL farewell speech to the American public on Thursday evening, and hearing his lopsided (in HIS favor) presidential score ca...
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Was this the advice Bush gave Obama?Jan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - As the presidency is transferred from Bush to Obama I understand that it has become customary for the outgoing President to leave the incoming one a private note in the ...
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Bad time for open space referendumJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The economy is in a depression, maybe another Great Depression. Unemployment is going up and continuing to rise. The federal deficit is at an all-time high, and state an...
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Part D helps drug companies the mostJan 27, 2009 10:00 pm - In a recent column, David Broder wrote glowingly of the accomplishments of Mike Leavitt, the outgoing head of the Department of Health and Human Services regarding the p...
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Problem for some is a solution for othersJan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - Geese fly into jet engines, creating a serious potential for engine burnout and therefore a crash. There is a serious hunger problem facing our families, here and around...
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Where is the outrage over electric rates?Jan 26, 2009 10:00 pm - This month our Com Ed electric bill went up exactly 25 percent. It prompts the question: Whose payroll is the Illinois Commerce Commission on? Surely, not the people the...