Lake County Opinion
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Congress OKs oil industry giveawayAug 10, 2012 3:52 pm - House Republicans in the U.S. Congress once again wasted the people’s time by passing H.R. 6082, a blatant give away to oil companies that opens up previously protected ...
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Not the right time to build Town CenterAug 10, 2012 5:00 am - On July 24 the Daily Herald reported that the Village of Wheeling trustees just approved in a 6:1 vote to spend $120 million dollars last Monday for building the Town Ce...
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Politicans to blame for pension problemAug 10, 2012 4:40 am - Our governor has appeared on the news promoting his aggressive plan to dismantle the state pension program under the guise of improving the education of our children. Th...
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Urge Quinn to veto plastic bag billAug 09, 2012 1:15 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn has just three weeks left to make his final decision about SB 3442. Please call his office at (217) 782-0244 and tell him to veto this bill that would tak...
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Editorial on guns was out of touchAug 09, 2012 1:15 pm - “Our View” is out of touch with thinking people, being consistently “liberal” (not in the classical sense). It is apparent newspaper people, of similar age and upbringin...
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Editorial: Who will care for the caregivers?Aug 09, 2012 10:48 am - Look no farther than your own neighborhood to find where the job growth will be. In the coming decade, the home health industry is projected to be among the fastest grow...
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Don’t raise taxes for MCCAug 09, 2012 4:40 am - I have read several articles recently about MCC’s perceived need to expand. The big impression I came away with is that the growth is not going to happen and this white ...
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Editorial: ‘Civic contribution’ an unseemly skimAug 08, 2012 5:00 am - A tenth of a penny doesn’t sound like much — especially when it can be translated into thousands of dollars for government. But when it comes to the faith between citize...
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Not everyone is a fan of the OlympicsAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - The reader poll on July 262 had all the obvious answers to the question: “What Olympic sport are you most looking forward to?” Swimming, gymnastics, track and field, soc...
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Coolidge knows about financesAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - Leslie Coolidge is a Democrat running for Congress in the new 6th District. I am very impressed with her views especially on raising the debt ceiling. Leslie Coolidge to...