Lake County Opinion
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Apology was not called forSep 07, 2012 12:51 pm - I can’t believe you gave a formal apology to Tammy Duckworth. Is she not considered a tax cheat anymore? She does have CPAs that do her taxes, I would not call it a mis...
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Sanitary district has broad, diverse missionSep 07, 2012 5:00 am - Recent articles about the North Shore Sanitary District’s (NSSD) annexation procedures and how residents pay for the district’s services painted an incomplete picture of...
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Minimum wage needs to increaseSep 06, 2012 5:00 am - My wife and I traveled to Springfield in late January with a group of faith leaders to talk with Illinois legislators about supporting a higher minimum wage. Since that ...
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Be selective about athletic scholarshipsSep 05, 2012 6:28 pm - Every day we read in the paper or hear it on the TV sports shows: another athlete from this college team or that college team has been arrested on charges of drugs or ra...
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Vouchers do not protect MedicareSep 05, 2012 6:28 pm - I recently received a mailing from Congressman Dold which stated: “Protecting and preserving Medicare and Social Security for our seniors is a top priority for Robert Do...
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They vaccinate horses, don’t they?Sep 05, 2012 4:40 am - Ruth Kramer wrote wanting to know why there is no vaccine for the West Nile virus. Well, there is ... for horses. We live in rural Dundee Township and for the past six y...
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Some important questions to askSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - SWe’ve all heard President Obama constantly say the failed policies of the Bush administration drove the U.S. economy into the ditch. I have questions that need to b...
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Bible doesn’t support taxes to help poorSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - BRegarding Ms. Cathy O’Brien’s letter posted Aug 26, nowhere in the Bible does it suggest that helping the poor is done through taxes. In fact, it’s quite the opposi...
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Higher education not priority for RomneySep 04, 2012 5:00 am - From what I see coming from the Republican public relations committees, and what I expect to hear coming from Mitt Romney any minute now; 1. There is no such thing as gl...
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Editorial: The hopeful signs for workers in 2012Sep 03, 2012 5:00 am - On the day set aside to celebrate the role of working people in American economic life, it can be a little unnerving to contemplate the state of “labor” in 2012. In many...