Lake County Opinion
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Voters should check out other partiesNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - I was concerned about this election because I heard so many people say they didn't agree with either Republicans or Democrats on some of the issues. It is important th...
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King, Lincoln were GOP; Obama isn'tNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Barack Obama is no Martin Luther King Jr. or Abraham Lincoln. First, Obama is a Democrat and King was a Republican. King knew that it was the Democrat P...
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Election judge loves the people, processNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - After a very long and busy day at the voting precinct that I worked, I would like to thank the voters and the Lake County Clerk's office for a great day. I would like to...
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GM not doing much to help own causeNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - General Motors' compensation costs exceed $73.00 an hour vs the $48 an hour paid by Toyota in their U.S. factories. In the past ten years the Big Three's share of the d...
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Elevated expressway not for GrayslakeNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - On Dec. 10, the Illinois Route 120 Corridor Planning Council will be voting on the preferred road character of the Route 120 bypass through Grayslake. There are four alt...
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Bishops right to support unbornNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The recent announcement of support for unborn babies by Catholic bishops was good news. All who have reverence for life should join in supporting this political endeavor...
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Smoking, leaders costing money, jobsNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - State revenues from casino operations in Illinois are down 20 percent, while it's down 2 to 5 percent in surrounding states for the same time period. Sen. Terry Link is...
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Work with others but stay the leaderNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - President-elect Obama is a transnational (citizen of the world) politician. One of his objectives will be to devise more inclusive forms of global governance. This trans...
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Unions played part in auto crisisNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - As a former Michigan resident, long before anyone else even caught a whiff of an economic recession, we had long been in one. The reason: The auto industry left thousand...
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High casino bid can't be top criterionNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - A state with a multibillion-dollar deficit. A highly sought gambling casino license that's up for bid, with the highest offer to the state so far at nearly a half-billio...