Lake County Opinion
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Ex-NFL players knew the job was dangerousJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - RE: NFL Concussions It is unbelievable to me that professional football players are now suing the NFL for their injuries. There is a concept in law called “Assumption of...
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Executive orders threaten libertiesJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Congress recently passed a new defense authorizing bill, and one of the unique extra items that was sneaked into it was a provision that virtually destroys our Constitut...
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ID’s for voting not hard to obtainJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Should a photo ID be required to deter voter fraud? I say yes. In the Jan. 12 op-ed column by Esther Cepeda, Heather Smith (of Rock the Vote) states “there is still a sp...
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Politics trumps compromiseJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - It seems the art of compromise is becoming a lost art. Referring to the pipeline, some want to run through a route that if a pipeline break occurred (remember the Gulf),...
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Tuition waivers are lawmakers’ job securityJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Your story on tuition waivers and the “skyrocketing tuition costs” is a no brainer: Why don’t the corrupt Illinois politicians who hand out these freebies to campaign co...
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This candidate for Congress listensJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - On Saturday, Jan. 14, I had the pleasure of attending a house party for a young man destined to become the next representative for the 10th Congressional District of Ill...
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The SoapboxJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - Really, Rosemary? Des Plaines Republican state Rep. Rosemary Mulligan finds herself waging a write-in bid against two others to try to keep the seat she’s held since 19...
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Gingrich, Perry declare war on AmericaJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - America became the most powerful and prosperous nation in the history of the world because of free market capitalism. Our ancestors left oppressive nations in which “bi...
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College sports need federal interventionJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - The Daily Herald Editorial Board served their readers well when it said: Kept in perspective, athletics play an important role in college life (“Keeping bowl fever in pe...
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Recess appointment must be reversedJan 21, 2012 4:00 am - American citizens take notice. Our president, acting as a sole dictator, made an appointment that was arranged at government recesses to intentionally maneuver around ou...