Lake County Opinion
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Fire Festival honors Chicago's spiritOct 28, 2014 5:01 am - A recent letter to the editor labeled the Great Chicago Fire Festival as an insensitive "celebration of misfortune that brought a great city to its knees." I disagree. L...
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New crew needed to right the shipOct 28, 2014 5:01 am - This year's election reminds me of the lessons we should have learned from the Titanic. I see Illinois as the large, cumbersome ship bloated with some self-serving polit...
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Dold's vote on health care was right onOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - It is open enrollment for my retiree health care insurance. I just found out that my premium will increase 41 percent. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Bra...
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Schneider will side with middle classOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - I am disappointed that the Daily Herald endorsed Bob Dold over incumbent Brad Schneider. Your primary reason was that Congressman Schneider did not do enough to work acr...
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Tell us the good things you doOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - I was absolutely delighted to open my paper on Oct. 23 and see your editorial, "A chance to inspire, not scare, voters." After being bombarded nightly with negative ad a...
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Fox will provide fiscal sensibilityOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - I am writing in support of the candidacy of Julie Fox for Illinois state comptroller. Julie actually is a professional accountant, not a politician. She is a CPA and exp...
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Munger outstanding choice in House 59Oct 27, 2014 5:01 am - In a recent Wirepoints article written by Mark Glennon he aptly described Illinois state rep candidate Leslie Munger as "accomplished, articulate, smart, energetic and f...
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A vote for Sente is a vote for Mike MadiganOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - Incumbent Democratic state Rep. Carol Sente claims to be "fiercely independent," even though she voted for Michael Madigan for House speaker every time, voted for his ag...
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Says Sente is too tied into MadiganOct 27, 2014 5:01 am - I support our firefighters and appreciate all they do. However I disagree with my friend Emmett Gribben's recent letter because he missed the point of the letter he was ...
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Schneider truly represents usOct 27, 2014 1:01 am - A recent Daily Herald article noted former Rep. Bob Dold's recent rhetoric that he supports the Affordable Care Act, or as it is more popularly known, Obamacare. It is i...