Lake County Opinion
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Change funding to end derogatory campaignsOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - Your Oct. 14 front page article is far too kind as to the terminology "sniping." The campaign rhetoric - not only for the governor's race; but for too many other offices...
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Can we elect Quinn and Rauner?Oct 23, 2014 12:01 am - Can we elect Quinn and Rauner? Mr. Rauner, you have offered us a lot of frosting but I don't see any cake under it. You throw out a lot of words of what you are pla...
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'Small donor' idea could boost democracyOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - This gubernatorial election is one for the record books. With less than three weeks left until Election Day, Democratic Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Ra...
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Re-electing Democrats will destroy countryOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - When are you ill-informed people going to wake up and realize it's the liberals, or Democrats if you will, that are destroying this country and especially this state? Du...
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Rauner taxes show why laws should changeOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - So Rauner finally released some of his tax information. On $60.8 million he paid $14.3 million in taxes. His effective tax rates calculate out to 23.6 percent federal ...
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We need lawmakers who can't be boughtOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - I recently read an article that John S. Matijevich wrote about a do-nothing Republican Congress. This brought back old memories of when John was assistant majority leade...
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Editorial: Unfortunate reminders of need for training, preparationOct 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Nearly a year ago, it was in Arlington Heights. Last week, the tiny hamlet of Holiday Hills. Where will the next one be, and will police be prepared? These are questions...
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Time for career politicians to goOct 20, 2014 5:01 am - I wholeheartedly concur with your endorsement of Bruce Rauner for governor. It is about time that this state has a proven, successful businessman as governor instead of ...
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Listen to voters and don't extend runwayOct 20, 2014 5:01 am - On May 19, Wheeling trustees, the Prospect Heights city council and the directors of Chicago Executive Airport met for their annual joint meeting. Minutes state: "Mr. Ch...
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Schneider works for the peopleOct 20, 2014 5:01 am - Political campaigns are so ugly today. It used to be that campaign print or TV ads would boast about a candidate's qualifications. Now, all you get is hateful lies at wo...