Lake County Opinion
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Car czar, 'green' plan will failDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - The new Congressional Visitor Center was originally budgeted at $71 million. When completed, four years behind schedule, the center's final price tag was over $700 milli...
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Governor's problems a gift to state GOPDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - What a Christmas gift for Illinois Republicans. I don't care if they indict from the top down or the bottom up. This is the time to put on the pressure, we can't forget ...
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Safe streets should be a top priorityDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - I have lived in Libertyville for the last 42 years and in winter the roads were promptly cleared of snow, salted and sanded. But this is no longer true. This year no sal...
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How to fix economy and create jobsDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The question is, now that we are in deep economic trouble, have we learned our lesson so that we don't do it again? Our current economic problems were caused by irration...
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Durbin paving way for Blago's releaseDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - We do not need to look very far to understand the reasons for Sen. Dick Durbin's publicity campaign to commute felon George Ryan's prison term. The Democratic senator is...
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Focus on reckless and drunk driversDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - There are many accidents each and every day, and most of them are caused either by a reckless or a drunken driver. The police aren't making this their number one priorit...
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Lawmakers should cut their own payDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I was born toward the end of the "Great Depression." Got an education, went on to marry, raise three sons, served my country with six years in the military and pursued a...
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Facts dispute writer's view of historyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I was quite amused by the letter of Raymond Kohn (Nov. 21). He attributes all that is good in the United States to the Republican Party, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther K...
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Bailout amounts to unfair advantageDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - "Some say we're looking for a bailout. Baloney. We at GM do not want a bailout. What we want is the chance to compete on a level playing field."- Rick Wagoner, GM CEO. W...
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Obama caved on lobbyist promiseDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama said "no lobbyists in his administration." Now, first thing out of the box, it's Tom Daschel - rejected by the voters of South Dakota, and employed by a big...