Lake County Opinion
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Zip it, men, on contraceptionMar 11, 2012 9:06 am - This vicious attack on women and contraception by Republican men in Congress without any testimony from women is outrageous. It is disrespectful and degrading and time f...
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Welfare support goes too farMar 11, 2012 4:00 am - Mr. Obama keeps harping that everyone should do their fair share and everyone should have equal opportunity. I go along with that. But, when are the lifetime welfare rec...
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Patlak is best for board of reviewMar 11, 2012 4:00 am - I support Dan Patlak for Cook County Board of Review. I have known Dan since he became the Wheeling Township assessor in 2005. Dan Patlak has extensive experience in rea...
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District 114 deserves tax rateMar 11, 2012 12:00 am - We are writing in support of the Fox Lake Elementary District 114 referendum on the ballot March 20. We spent 20 years in that district, sending our children to Lotus an...
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Lake sheriff should resignMar 11, 2012 12:00 am - Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran called for longtime county prosecutor Michael Mermel to be fired for making “inappropriate statements” to the media that Curran said refl...
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Church violating its tax-exempt statusMar 10, 2012 4:00 am - The budget’s in the red, so let’s tax religion. And since the Catholic Church has abandoned the IRS rules about political activity for tax-exempt organizations, we shoul...
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Obama has taken steps to repair economyMar 10, 2012 4:00 am - Are you concerned about what you hear during the Republican Primary? You should be! Candidates accuse and insult each other during debates and in the media (the only cre...
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Congress ignoring need for sports reformsMar 10, 2012 4:00 am - My Jan. 21 letter, “College sports need federal intervention,” claimed that intervention by the federal government is the only way to bring about desperately needed refo...
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Government should do more for veteransMar 10, 2012 4:00 am - I am a retired Marine and most definitely in support of all our wounded and disabled veterans. However, I am deeply disappointed by the need for such organizations as th...
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The upside of Citizens UnitedMar 10, 2012 4:00 am - I agree with the recent Daily Herald editorial comment expressing dismay over the intrusion of Super PAC money into the 8th District congressional race. In my opinion, t...