Lake County Opinion
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Kirk's focus should not be on marijuanaJul 20, 2009 11:00 pm - Sensible voters of Lake County, it is time to admit we have made a mistake electing Mark Kirk for four terms. Now, it is time to prevent this laughable moderate from gai...
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Make health coverage a human rightJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Consider the following: more than 45 million Americans are uninsured, with an additional 25 million underinsured; because of growing joblessness, some 14,000 Americans a...
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Control is point of gun propagandaJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - In light of recent events, both in the United States and abroad, I feel compelled to voice my opinion on the rights of individuals to keep and bear arms. Much has been w...
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Letter was wrong on NASA climate stanceJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I'd like to correct what was printed in the July 5 Fencepost letter from Wayne Oras Sr. of Schaumburg - "NASA recently stated that man has no effect on the climate. Sun ...
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Red-light cameras = big dollars for townsJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Everyone favors making our roads safer for citizens, but "red-light cameras" put revenue above safety. These cameras are supposed to help prevent accidents by taking pic...
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Voice your opinion on taxing benefitJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - It is my understanding that a proposal is afloat regarding the taxing of employees based on their employer's insurance costs for that individual. Mention has been made t...
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Kirk, Bean wrong on global warmingJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - In my opinion we need to start now to replace Mark Kirk and Melissa Bean. They do not represent you or me. It is time for them to go! They want to destroy the coal indus...
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Young adults hit hard by lack of jobsJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - I am 21, a graduate of the University of Illinois in Chicago, in debt from student loans, and have been unemployed since October. I am not by any means alone in this. De...
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Everything costs money - our moneyJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Looks like the president and his wife are running around like a bunch of jet-setters - on talk shows, at graduations and visiting other countries and states. It costs a ...
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More government control bad for usJul 11, 2009 11:00 pm - I hope your readers took the opportunity to see the recent Disney movie in which the humans had been on a "vacation" space vehicle and, because of the extreme "comforts"...