Lake County Opinion
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A real fear in military: no Social SecurityOct 26, 2012 5:00 am - Members of the U.S. military are required to pay into Social Security from every paycheck. They have no choice. However, it is not right to ask these men and women to fi...
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Cole takes action to help othersOct 26, 2012 5:00 am - I want to thank my state representative, Sandy Cole. I needed assistance from the state for one of my children. I was assigned a co-coordinator in Chicago. After calling...
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Sente has been fiscally responsibleOct 26, 2012 5:00 am - Too many people are still struggling to make ends meet, yet our taxes keep rising. Unlike the career politicians in Springfield, Carol Sente opposed the state’s income t...
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Editorial: The win-win of first-time forgivenessOct 25, 2012 9:35 am - In 2009, the average number of inmates in Illinois prisons stood at 45,545. It grew to 47,504 the next year and to 48,978 in 2011, according to annual reports from the I...
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Taxing the wealthy as if it’s a sinOct 25, 2012 5:00 am - What if rich people just quit being rich? Almost every time the “sin tax” is raised on cigarettes, the amount of revenue goes down for the taxing body. This is well docu...
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Muslim extremism gets too much attentionOct 25, 2012 5:00 am - Every time I open a newspaper or turn on a TV, my senses are assaulted by “Muslim rage,” and, frankly, I’m sick of it. Why news outlets are constantly revitalizing the a...
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Hart will advocate for natural resourcesOct 25, 2012 5:00 am - The Sierra Club, one of the oldest, largest, and most influential grass-roots environmental organizations in the United States, is pleased to endorse Sandra Hart for Lak...
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Experience, judgment needed in prosecutorOct 24, 2012 10:35 am - I support Chris Kennedy for Lake County state’s attorney for three reasons. One, Chris has the integrity and intelligence to run the office ethically. The current Offic...
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Complacency is winning in AmericaOct 24, 2012 10:35 am - Getting excited about 7.8 percent unemployment is like being satisfied with paying a mere $4 a gallon for gasoline. I’m afraid the American dream has been displaced by A...
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Previews and more previewsOct 24, 2012 10:35 am - Recently, I went to see a movie with my son, at least that ‘s what I thought I was doing. Now I realize why the concession guy was pushing people to get large drinks and...