Island Lake Opinion
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Repeal military policy on gaysDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - The Pentagon's study regarding the repeal of “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” is clear: The military is ready to end this policy. The study showed that open service will have li...
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In defense of Burnett-Dane Funeral HomeDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - My family was very saddened to read about the conviction of Marcee Dane and the investigation of her family's business. The staff of Burnett-Dane Funeral Home offered g...
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Dump Don't Ask Don't TellDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - As a citizen of this area, I urge my fellow neighbors and citizens to support what most Americans do repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Sexual orientation has nothing to ...
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Calling out baseball's HallDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Although I am a White Sox fan, Ron Santo was an even a better human being than ballplayer -- and with nine All-Star appearances and seven straight Gold Gloves, his human...
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Obama guilty of grade inflationDec 07, 2010 10:00 pm - Thanksgiving is an important day for all Americans who love our great country. We are blessed to have the privilege to raise our families here and experience the persona...
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Repeal Don't Ask Don't TellDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Now that the Pentagon's working group study on “Don't Ask, Don't Tell” has been delivered, there should no longer be any good reasons to oppose repeal. At the Nov. 30 ne...
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Act now to solve Medicare problemDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Millions of seniors are at risk of losing their doctors as of Jan. 1. Why? Because Congress has failed to take action to fix a flawed physician reimbursement system that...
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Crucial story about ethanol was ignoredDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - On Nov. 22, Al Gore was the keynote speaker at a “green” business conference in Greece. At this conference he admits to wasting millions of tax dollars and misdirecting ...
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'Don't ask, don't tell' should be repealedDec 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Since “don't ask, don't tell” was enacted, it has been one of the most clearly discriminatory policies of our day. The idea that men and women would somehow be unfit for...
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For too long, our elected officials have “played politics”Dec 03, 2010 10:00 pm - For too long, our elected officials have “played politics” with the things that make our nation great – and nowhere are the negative effects of partisan politics more ev...