Lake County Opinion
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Look inward for source of our woesJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - How many Iranians conspired to sell worthless collateral debt obligations to municipalities and pension funds? How many homes were foreclosed by Iraqis? How many Syrians...
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Inexperience of Obama showing againJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - Thanks, Mr. President, you showed your true lack of experience and common sense once again. Your administration announced on Dec. 13 that it was cutting several hundred ...
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Editing omitted insight on ObamaJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - The television news magazine “60 Minutes” provided President Obama with yet another free campaign forum last month under the guise of an in-depth, hard-hitting interview...
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Obama 2012 same as Obama 2008Jan 04, 2012 4:00 am - At least we know what Obama’s policy proposals will be if he is re-elected in 2012. There will be a recycling of his failed policies from his first four years. The only ...
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Cut, yes, but cooperate and share painJan 04, 2012 4:00 am - One refrain of which we all must be tiring after, lo, these many years of this interminable economic downturn is this: “We need to make painful cuts.” We do. In many pla...
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Reverse the cuts of mental health care nowJan 03, 2012 4:00 am - According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Illinois state spending on mental health care dropped $187 million, or 31.7 percent, between fiscal 2009 and 2012. ...
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Merry Christmas, courtesy of youJan 03, 2012 4:00 am - For those like me, who have had a hard time figuring out what the basis of the Tea Party/Republican philosophy is, we can thank Joe Walsh for defining the party’s heart ...
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More reasons to restore death penaltyJan 03, 2012 4:00 am - I read in the Daily Herald the story of the little 9-year-old child murdered in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was killed with the use of a brick, her head, hands and feet were cu...
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Show no tolerance on driving distractionsJan 03, 2012 4:00 am - The current Daily Herald series on distracted driving “Fatal Distraction” should be read by all. Kudos to the Herald for putting this excellent series “front and center”...
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Roll back Illinois’ corporate income taxJan 02, 2012 4:00 am - Middle-class and working families and the businesses that employ them need look no further for a clear, concise plan to allow the private sector to do what it does best ...