Lake County Opinion
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Obama has the vision to leadMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama's opponents, both Democrat and Republican, are saying that he gives pretty speeches but delivers no solutions. Then they turn around and criticize his propo...
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We all need to find our true beliefsMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - One, NIU was a tragedy, yes, but the students at NIU are trying to move on with their lives. Don't forget the memories, but concentrate on stuff that is now, in the pres...
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Tanker contract relates to NATOMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Boeing's loss of the new Air Force tanker contract to EADS (Airbus) on the merits is defensible. The EADS tanker is larger, has more fuel, cargo and passenger capacity. ...
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Here's a wee bit of St. Patrick's loreMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - St. Patrick's Day was celebrated in America in colonial times before (as early as 1690), during and after the American Revolution. A few of those celebrations were: In B...
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Take away killers' 15 minutes of fameMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Well it happened again. For a little while, I thought it wouldn't, but I should have known better. The day after the shooting at NIU, a TV newscaster said they were with...
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New county tax will suffocate economyMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Last Friday, the taxpayers of this county were dealt a huge blow. Once again, when we had the opportunity to force Cook County government to live within its means, speci...
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Kirk's bipartisan work gets resultsMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Mark Kirk has served our district well over the past seven and a half years. Because of his effective leadership, we have more commuter rail service, continued veterans...
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Wood smoke ban about self-interestMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I couldn't agree more with Valerie Ivanoff's Fence Post letter stating Kenneth Dubinski's proposal to mandate gas fireplaces to replace wood burning ones is dictatorial ...
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We don't want new tollway chargesMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - On the front page, Marni Pyke told us about the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (Feb. 29). As a taxpayer and citizen, I would like to tell the CMAP to go take ...
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Wood smoke ban about self-interestMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - I couldn't agree more with Valerie Ivanoff's Fence Post letter stating Kenneth Dubinski's proposal to mandate gas fireplaces to replace wood burning ones is dictatorial ...