Lake County Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Not this year for public works If officials in Carpentersville think the village can break ground on a public works facility this fall, they must know something no one e...
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Support legislation to protect childrenJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you for your editorial endorsement of Senate Bill 2091 introduced by Sen. Haine. I, along with many, many friends are very interested in seeing that all that is po...
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Conservation incentives a boonJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Congress sent good news to Lake County and the rest of the nation last month when it renewed a powerful tax incentive for landowners who preserve wildlife habitat, farml...
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Saturday Soapbox: DuPage CountyJun 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A sterling example Bill Simmons, DuPage County's first black police officer and a trailblazer in many other areas, retired Friday after almost 40 years in law enforcemen...
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Only Republicans use stock marketJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Frank Sears of Buffalo Grove wrote a letter (published Tuesday) implying that only the devil himself would take Social Security money and invest it in the stock market. ...
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Gitmo prisoners are terroristsJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been reading about the abuse and torture at Gitmo and I don't understand how the media can blame the military for this. People, we are involved in a war! Not jus...
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Kirk needs to see health-care crisisJun 19, 2008 11:00 pm - At a May 10 meeting of the Wheeling Township Republicans, my congressman, Mark Kirk, spoke about the health care crisis, Medicaid and the uninsured. Since his statemen...
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Rethink position on cemetery decorJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - I thank you, Amy Rubenacker, for putting my thoughts into words in your recent letter regarding Millburn Cemetery. My concern, as well as many others I'm sure, is Avon C...
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How the pop star got top billing over the journalistJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - On this hand, a respected journalist; on that, a world-renowned music star. To me, the choice of which one people would most want to read about was a virtual no-brainer...
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Drive 55 and save at the gas pumpJun 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Drive 55 and save at the gas pump Bring back the 55 mph speed limit. It will conserve fuel and cut down on the accidents. Walt Samorez Gurnee ...