Monday, July 2, 2012
As the House of Representatives schedules a vote on repeal, Patch readers enter a thoughtful debate. Voice your opinion in the latest Patch poll.
Patch coverage of the Unites States Supreme Court’s ruling upholding the Affordable Care Act drew more than 175 comments spawning a debate about the issue among readers. The House of Representatives has scheduled a vote to repeal the legislation July 9 and Patch wants to know its readers’ opinion. Please take the latest unscientific Patch Poll at the bottom of this story and keep the debate going. Earlier: Dold, Kirk Want Chances to Affordable Care Act, Schakowsky Praises Decision Within hours after the Court’s decision Thursday, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) lauded the opinion while Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Highland Park) and Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) wanted changes. Dold will vote to repeal July 9. “I have voted in the past to repeal…
Sunday, June 24, 2012
With the New York Times hopping on Dold’s bus tour and Washington pundits analyzing the race, North Shore residents will see a lot of Schneider and Dold.
If there was doubt of the national significance of the 10th Congressional District race in the Nov. 6 election, it vanished when the New York Times joined part of Rep. Robert Dold’s (R-Kenilworth) bus tour June 13 through 16. The Times article was one of two national publications which highlighted the contest between Dold and Democratic challenger Brad Schneider of Deerfield Monday. Roll Call, a newspaper covering Congress, joined the Times publishing stories Monday. Earlier: National Democrats Shine Spotlight on 10th Earlier in the month, the Rothenberg Political Report, a newsletter considered an independent analyst of political races, featured the contest in a story. Before that, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee reserved…
Monday, November 14, 2011
The Winnetka Veterans Day Celebration honored veterans and announced a new program at the Hadley School for the Blind.
Sandwiched between the opening national anthem and "America the Beautiful," residents listened attentively as a handful of leaders, namely Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Highland Park), shared their thoughts on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. PHOTO GALLERY: Community Members Honor Veterans at Winnetka Club But one speaker, Steve Beres, was unique in his perspective. As a blinded veteran, he came to Winnetka on Friday to talk about life as a blinded veteran and to share his support for a new program at the Hadley School for the Blind. The Blinded Veterans Initiative plans to teach blind or visually impaired veterans specific classes tailored to their needs, from entrepreneurship to braille literacy. "Veterans Benefits" is one …
Friday, September 9, 2011
Dold and Schakowsky see their own ideas in President’s message.
President Barack Obama was looking for bipartisan support for his $447 billion American Jobs Act proposed to a joint session of Congress Thursday night and he got it in varying degrees from local members. Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) liked elements of free trade legislation included in the package. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) was pleased that a bill she proposed August 10 may have had some influence in the president's speech. “That’s the Obama I love to hear," Schakowsky said. "It’s not the be-all and the end-all but I appreciated the tone of urgency.” Fast action The President urged Congress to pass the bill “right away” eight times. Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Highland Park) is optimistic about that Washington will act quickly on some …
Friday, May 27, 2011
Dold now lives in new Ninth District.
Many citizens of Illinois’s current Tenth Congressional District will have a new member of Congress, according to a proposed redistricting map released Friday. Every ten years, Congressional boundaries are redrawn to adjust for population shifts noted in the United States Census. The proposed map released Friday shows the planned borders for the state’s 18 Congressional districts. Illinois lost a seat in the House of Representatives because the state grew at a slower rate than other states. A vote on the new map by the Illinois General Assembly is planned this weekend. In the current district, Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) represents all of Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Highland Park, Winnetka, Glencoe, Deerfield, Northbrook, Libertyville …
Monday, May 23, 2011
Illinois delegation gets Israeli reaction to proposed U.S. policy shift.
When U.S. Rep. Robert Dold (R-Kenilworth) arrived in Israel on May 15, he planned to learn more about a close American ally and help do something to create jobs in the 10th Congressional District. Little did the congressman know that at the moment he and a pair of constituents on the trip were talking to Patch from Israel, President Barack Obama was making a speech that would strain relations between the two countries. A two-state solution At the end of a major foreign policy address at the State Department, the president called for a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, based on Israel’s 1967 boundaries with negotiated land swaps between the parties. Obama's proposal, which was immediately rejected by Israeli Prime …
Richard Schulte
10:15 am on Saturday, July 21, 2012
Da Weasel: "I'm just here to watch." Then, you may also find the article on the American Thinker website and the Towhhall website of interest. The comments section on the American Thinker website are especially good. more ›