Diamond Lake Opinion
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Kirk stays strong against IranJun 06, 2008 11:00 pm - The president of Iran, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, is in the news for yet again threatening Israel with destruction. At a celebration marking the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, ...
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Finally, graduation from school lunchJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - My daughter's last day of high school was Monday and graduation is Sunday. Yes, this is exciting news but I am just giddy over something else! After 15 years (she has a...
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Cheap gas event shows frustrationJun 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently, I held an event to highlight just how out of control our energy crisis has become. Here in Illinois, the cost of gas has more than doubled in the last seven y...
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Pro-abortion candidates and PflegerJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - When Pope Benedict visited the United States, several politicians including Nancy Pelosi and Rudy Guilliani, who support the right to abortion received communion during ...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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It's easier for senators to throw stonesMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - I'm glad to know that our senior senator, Dick Durbin, thinks that the president should make the oil companies do something about oil and gas prices. Where was Sen. Du...
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Illegal immigration is costly for countryMay 27, 2008 11:00 pm - The issue of illegal immigration remains a sore spot with many taxpayers. A recent report by the Manhattan Institute found that the cost to the federal government by san...
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The answer is blowing in the windMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Why should we worry about global warming, a possible problem of the future? We have problems of the present: cancer asthma, and air pollution. More than 40,000 Americans...
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'Uncle!' No more letters from writerMay 25, 2008 11:00 pm - I am a dedicated reader of the Fence Post every day and 30-year subscriber to the Daily Herald. I am crying "Uncle." Please do not publish another letter from Randy F. G...
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Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Congratulations The Daily Herald's Lake County Academic Team is a salute to the academic success of its 10 member this year, and throughout their high school career. Bu...