Lake County Opinion
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Atomic power holds the answerApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - State Rep. JoAnn Osmond's proposal to repeal the moratorium on nuclear plant construction in Illinois is long overdue. We urgently need a safe, cheap source of electric...
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Reject ploy to hike taxes for educationApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - State government thinks educating Illinois children is about money, not learning. The Illinois State Board of Education regularly lowers the achievement bar so we can ke...
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A bagged paper wrapped in ironyApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems a bit ironic that my newspaper, with the front page article about the horrors of plastic bags, arrived on my doorstep in a plastic bag. M. Altman Buffalo Grove ...
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Don't use teachers to solve state woesApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again the State of Illinois is threatening to remove money needed for teacher pensions and medical insurance in order to meet state expenses. Please consider that t...
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'Unusual' weather isn't that unusualApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In recent months, much discussion has taken place concerning "unusual" weather conditions that have plagued our area. Many interesting theses have been advanced as to fu...
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Get it together before GOP winsApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Get it together before GOP wins Iraq has a lot of oil so who is stealing it? They are not poor, yet they do not help their people. There are far more men and women in o...
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Writer used 'wrong choice of words'Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In regard to your editorial about pensions ("Listen to cities on growing pension impact," April 2), I'm one of those retired 51-year-olds whose pension is 75 percent of ...
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Democracy needs commitmentApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I wish to comment on some assertions made in Jonathan Neumark's letter (March 2) regarding "sad state of affairs." Mr. Neumark was correct when he said we need to take ...
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BG baseball field is in bad conditionApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The Buffalo Grove Bison baseball team deserves better. The players deserve better. The coaches deserve better. After making a miraculous run last year that put the Bison...
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Catholic Church has respondedApr 06, 2008 11:00 pm - After reading Connie Pohlman's comments on the Catholic Church ("Pedophile Priests Still Treated Lightly,'" April 1), I felt compelled to defend the church that Christ H...