Island Lake Opinion
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Aiding unemployed smarter for economyJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Republican Sens. John Kyl and John Cornyn and Republican Rep. Mike Pence, among other Republican office holders and candidates, have stated while we can't afford to aid ...
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Common sense key on French bike tripJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Having just returned from a great bike/barge trip in France, I would like to share the common-sense approach expected of and observed by bikers there. I feel all bikers ...
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The lesson to learn from Lora HuntJul 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Tragic. That's the first word that comes to mind when reading about Anita Zaffke and Lora Hunt. Then comes senseless and avoidable. We imagine that's true of most who h...
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Stop relying on 'someone else' to pay for your needsJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the past number of years, probably decades, a significant portion of the population has become addicted to the concept of others paying for their needs and/or desir...
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Charging anyone who disagrees with Obama as racist can't be taken lightlyJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Racism used to be clearly understood and rightfully scorned. But our "post-racial" president and his regime are rapidly making the charge of racism irrelevant. Rather th...
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Split church and state on gay marriageJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I am not quite sure why Cal Thomas believes that proponents for marriage equality want things to be determined by polls, which by nature are biased in favor of whatever ...
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Obama not keeping transparency pledgeJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - When the President campaigned he promised that his administration would be totally transparent. This has not been the case. The recently passed health care bill was conc...
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Cardinal George accountable for abuseJul 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, Cardinal George, once again the person you placed at St. Agatha's and failed to remove even when more allegations were made against Daniel McCormack is in the news...
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Fair Tax is only way to rescue usJul 21, 2010 11:00 pm - While George W. Bush is, like all of us, human, he is not to blame for Obama's lack of experience. Donna Brazile, in her July 13 column, incorrectly says Bush bailed out...
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Lost jobs aren't coming backJul 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Everyone keeps looking at the unemployment rates and wondering when they will go down. The fact is the jobs won't return; they have been shipped overseas. Unemployment h...