Lake County Opinion
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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...
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Emissions testing doesn't make senseDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Ever get stuck behind a smelly bus in traffic or boxed in by pungent emitting trucks during the rush hour? Those pollutant vehicles aren't even required to submit to th...
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A fitting tribute to a wonderful artistDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Every holiday since 1991, North School Park in Arlington Heights comes alive with magical lighted displays. Repeat visitors have their favorite piece: the old-fashioned ...
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Fees for rescue services wrongDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There's something troubling about the Wheaton City Council's decision to allow the local fire department to bill for special rescue services. Fire officials in that city...
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CN/EJ&E merger would tie up trafficDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I am against the CN railway company decision to merge with the EJ&E railroad company. Even though it would be good financially for the company to merge to alleviate the ...
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Durbin wrong to ask for Ryan's freedomDec 06, 2008 10:00 pm - When I read that Sen. Durbin was considering asking President Bush for a commutation of George Ryan's prison sentence I was disappointed. When it was announced that Durb...
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Obama win only first step in ending hateDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - As I read the recent opinion article "It's time to end racial psychodrama" by Mona Charen, it inspired me to write in and congratulate her. With one letter she has decl...
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Speak up if you oppose gay marriageDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Lars Johnson nailed it in his criticism of Burt Constable's column on gay marriage. In California and Massachusetts, voters strongly supported marriage as Constables par...
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Don't be fooled by financial jargonDec 05, 2008 10:00 pm - While listening yet again to a lecture from Fed chairman Ben Bernanke on what's wrong with the market and the steps the Fed is taking to spur credit markets Mr. Bernanke...