Island Lake Opinion
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Republicans moving in wrong directionSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It is not surprising that Republican pols - for Republican, read Big Business - want to phase out Social Security (and Medicare and unemployment compensation and minimum...
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Progress in study of college fundingSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It was encouraging last week to hear a near-universal consensus of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission in favor of the concept of performance-based funding - t...
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Voters forgiven, have second chanceSep 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The coming election in about nine weeks may be the most meaningful that I can imagine in my 55 years of being eligible to participate in this process. I have over the ye...
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U.N. doesn't belong in Arizona debateSep 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I was appalled to learn that President Obama has co-opted the United Nations to join his ongoing fight against the state of Arizona for their attempt to do what the fede...
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Quinn just another Chicago politicianSep 04, 2010 11:00 pm - In the midst of the political hoopla, it appears Governor Quinn is trying to pull a fast one. The same day that Quinn's chief of staff, Jerry Stermer, resigned due to et...
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Act now to save lake from weed problemSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - For those of us fortunate enough to live on the lake in Grayslake or to use it whether swimming, sailing, kayaking etc., it is, or should I say, was, a beautiful experie...
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State problems bigger than spillSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - We are bombarded by huge numbers from the media every day, and it's very easy to loose perspective. About 200 million gallons of oil was released in the BP accident. As...
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Walsh won't help 8th District votersSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Let's elect Joe Walsh to Congress in the Eighth Congressional District. Let's go back to the days when big business got a wink and a nod from our government, telling the...
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Can't get facts from lame-stream mediaSep 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Sgt. Joe Friday on the old TV show "Dragnet" reminded us that facts do matter. Americans that depend on the lame-stream media just don't get the real facts. So here are ...
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Sportsplex not wanted in LakewoodSep 01, 2010 11:00 pm - How does a small town like Lakewood take over a small community like Colleens Cote of Huntley and build a sportsplex with no money? Annexing our community and building a...