Lake County Opinion
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Sure, let’s put arm guards at schoolJan 04, 2013 3:19 pm - Who needs more gun control laws or threats to the Second Amendment when we have the NRA loaded with practical solutions? You have to give Wayne LaPierre a lot of credit...
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Holidays don’t void church-state separationJan 04, 2013 3:19 pm - I felt compelled to respond to Nathan Solak’s Dec. 20 letter titled “What’s so offensive about a Christmas tree?” I like Christmas trees, but some statements by Mr. Sola...
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More clinics, no new hospitalJan 04, 2013 3:19 pm - Lake County does not need another hospital. Lake County needs more non-emergency clinics and primary care physicians. Hospital admissions in Lake County are going down ...
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Delay publication of assailants’ namesJan 04, 2013 3:42 am - Delay publication of assailants’ names I don’t own a gun, my choice. Being raised in a rural area, guns were second nature to me, I just decided when I started a fa...
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We should encourage licensed drivingJan 03, 2013 4:00 am - The question of immigration reform is an emotional and difficult one, and one in which the federal government must play the lead role. As a nation, we must secure our bo...
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National Guard could protect our schoolsJan 03, 2013 4:00 am - We hear all of the shouting in the media that police departments across this country cannot afford to have police officers in schools. No one has raised the issue as to ...
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Overtaxed wealthy will just leaveJan 02, 2013 4:00 am - We have gone from a republic promoting individual responsibility, freedom, and rule of law, to a mob rule democracy/oligarchy engaged in economic class warfare and the p...
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Medicaid proposal would benefit allJan 01, 2013 4:00 am - The lame-duck session of our state legislature will convene in January to address important issues. A “yes” vote on HB 6253 should be as easy as it will be significant. ...
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Work for patch in Alternative Minimum TaxDec 29, 2012 4:00 am - I encourage all retirees and nonretirees who will possibly have the AMT (Alternative Minimum Tax) increase your tax burden for 2012 to write to your federal officials. F...
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Lawmakers should OK freedom to marryDec 27, 2012 4:00 am - Recently, legislative leaders in Illinois announced that in early January they will seek to pass a measure winning the freedom to marry for same sex couples in our state...