Lake County Opinion
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We can't afford our current systemFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - How long can the U.S. allow health care costs to keep the current pace of increase? Health care insurance premiums and cost increased drastically is a fact. How long can...
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GOP can't understand average AmericanFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele stated that $1 million is not a lot of money when he was referring to the Bush tax cuts. Such a statement reveals t...
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Reject changes to Clean Air ActFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I want my senators to know I will be watching how they vote on Sen. Lisa Murkowski's amendment attacking the Clean Air Act. The measure was written with the help of lobb...
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Money tells story in Fox Lake areaFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Almost every Illinois political subdivision allowing poker machines has or is in the process of outlawing them because of unidentified "associated problems." Almost all ...
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Health care latest in 'Ponzi scheme'Feb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I think one of the biggest problems, and rightfully so, with getting a health care bill passed over the years is that the money to be used for the program will take the ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Best wishes, Mayor PradelFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Warm thoughts for a speedy recovery for Naperville Mayor George Pradel, who suffered a heart attack this week. It's nobody's fault: Irwin Allen would have slept t...
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Get ready for new player in politicsFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - At the present time, we have the Republican, Democratic, and Green Political Parties. I predict that soon, we will have another party, and it will be known as the Libert...
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Health plan would pass if streamlinedFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - If our federal government really wanted to pass health care legislation they would include the following five things and exclude any tax dollar support for abortion, emb...
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Special needs kids need your attentionFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - During this election season, the issue of improving funding for special needs programs in Illinois should not be ignored. Illinois is 51st in the nation (behind Washingt...
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Insurance companies are too powerfulFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - We cannot let wealthy, established, arrogant, health insurance companies and their moneyed, lobbyists control the financial structure of our medical systems. Now, they t...