Island Lake Opinion
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Tax hike not right path for MillburnAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Millburn School District board members, what are you thinking? You want to place a referendum question on the November ballot that will increase our taxes more than $700...
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Stats show troops not wise, necessaryAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Gen. David Petraeus is waging war on two fronts: One in Afghanistan, and one in the media. He's trying to persuade us that we're in Afghanistan to protect civilians. The...
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Ground zero wrong place for mosqueAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - I was furious upon reading that our president gave tacit approval to the ground zero mosque by reminding us that the constitution protects property rights and freedom of...
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Thanks for helping man walking his dogAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - On behalf of my family, I wish to thank all of the Good Samaritans who came to the aid of my husband last week. While walking the dog, the leash became tangled around a...
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Voting is your responsibilityAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - As the cartoon character POGO once said, "We have found the enemy and it is us!" I've heard a lot of lame excuses lately, like "My one vote doesn't count," "I don't like...
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Tell officials no on golf outingAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - On Aug. 26, the Lake Villa Assessor will host on behalf of the Lake County Township Assessor's Association (LCTAA) the Annual LCTAA Golf Outing. While these type of even...
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Let's celebrate progress, not retreatAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Between World War II and the 1980s our enemy was foreign in nature. Now our enemies are ourselves. We are pitted against each other. There are the have and the have-nots...
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Dold doesn't hold candle to SealsAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Was Dold's campaign "exposed" within the 8/15 article, "Post Comments On-Line?" Not really. Every campaign wants to get the word out as cheap and easy as possible. In D...
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Morality trumps civil rightsAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democratic Party is showing its disdain for the people. Recently Harry Reid questions how Hispanics can be Republicans; they want them to be slaves to Democrats' pol...
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Kudos to Franks for tax holidayAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Kudos to State Rep. Jack Franks for successfully creating the sales tax holiday from Aug. 6-15 this year. Rep. Franks introduced the idea to Illinois after a family vaca...