Lake County Opinion
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Bean represents interest, not votersJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Studying campaign contributions is a good place to start when determining who a candidate will represent when elected to office. When candidates receive money from Polit...
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Stop ERISA from being misusedJul 27, 2008 11:00 pm - On July 6th, I read an article about ERISA. A young man, age 30, was employed by Spherion Corp. He was concerned about taking care of his wife after he was gone. Upon h...
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Bias in coverage of Jackson, ObamaJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Whether you agree with Jesse Jackson or not, everybody must agree that he is a very high profile and public personality in support of the Democratic Party and the libera...
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Abandoning the politics of the pastJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals sells himself as a champion for change in the same vein as Barack Obama. His pamphlets have Obama's endorsements featured prominently. He seizes every opportun...
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Vote out lawmakers who OK bailoutsJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - I have read the recent news that, yet again, our federal government is proposing bills to have a "mortgage rescue plan." Instead of bailing out companies like Bear Stear...
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Voice concern about cuts in state budgetJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I am appalled that the legislature and the governor continue to play politics with the lives of Illinois residents. Using his line item veto, the Governor has once again...
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Obama's campaign is all smoke, no fireJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As the election grows near, we must evaluate candidates not merely on words, but on deeds. I have a hard time believing Obama didn't know the racist ideology preached in...
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Neither 10th candidate has good grasp on global warmingJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As the battle between Mark Kirk's and Dan Seals' supporters rages on (most recently: Stick to Truth in Kirk-Seals Debate), I'm left a little bit flat by the lack of fort...
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Why do Democrats lack spine on Iraq?Jul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Why do so many Democratic Party candidates seem to lack a spine? As reported by the Associated Press on July 3, Obama's already weak opposition to the Iraq occupation i...
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Bean's taxes rating might cost votesJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been a life-long Democrat and have only voted for a Republican candidate twice, and once was for George Ryan. However, I feel Melissa Bean has let me and the othe...