Lake County Opinion
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Only the wealthy get help from GOPNov 18, 2017 12:00 am - An open letter to Peter Roskam, U.S. House of Representatives for the 6th District of Illinois: On my last attempt to express, via the phone, my opposition to the recent...
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Laws would roll back health, safety protectionsNov 17, 2017 12:00 am - Two bills recently introduced in the House, HR 3599 and HR 2887, are an all-out attack on the ability of the states to pass and enforce laws that protect the health, saf...
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No loyalty to presidentNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - To all the "Republican" politicians who have chosen not to support a president that was overwhelmingly elected by their constituents, you are acting like kids on a playg...
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SALT in our woundsNov 14, 2017 12:00 am - The Senate Republication tax plan will hit middle- and upper middle-income Illinois residents particularly hard by eliminating deductions for state and local taxes. Pres...
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Property tax freeze is politics, not a solutionNov 14, 2017 12:00 am - This year, the state of Illinois managed to pass a bill that provides a new method of funding our schools. While far from perfect, it was a necessary step in a continuin...
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Loss of deductions hurts most-productive statesNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - The Republican Party is so anxious to lower taxes for the top 1 percent that they include in their bill the elimination of the deduction for state and local taxes (SALT)...
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Begin purge at the pollsNov 12, 2017 12:00 am - It occurs to me that while our daily conversations regarding the incompetence, insensitivity, and self-righteousness of President Trump are warranted, we might better be...
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Veterans need more than 'thank you'Nov 11, 2017 12:00 am - On Veterans Day and every day, we must confront an ugly fact: we lose more veterans to suicide than to combat. Suicides take an average of about 20 veterans every day. M...
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Safety a two-way streetNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Education and awareness is a two way street, so to speak, when it comes to sharing the road with bicyclists and cars. There are rules of the road for cyclists, but how ...
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Test is not a complete measure of successNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - You're disappointed with the PARCC results. I have a challenge for you. Play teacher and privately assess your staff, in depth, on their abilities on the job they do at ...