Island Lake Opinion
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Media bias evident in Hayward yacht coverageJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - If there ever was a doubt as to how biased the media is in favor of Barack Obama, the coverage of Tony Hayward racing his yacht tells a tale. At the same time Hayward wa...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Be ready for emergencies: Unprepared for power outages of the past week? The federal government says we all should be equipped to go it alone for three days, with emerge...
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Only Kirk can dig us out of money messJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - On June 9, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke again stressed the importance of reducing the federal budget deficit in his testimony before a House budget panel. As I'...
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Help WINGS to help neighbors againJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - We've had more than a rough week of weather, but perhaps the greatest damage was done a week ago when it appears lightning might have hit a transformer, causing a fire a...
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Lake in the Hills trustee was man of the people, cared for communityJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - It is sad to lose someone like Joe Murawski, who cared deeply for his family and the community he served. He went out of his way to listen and help people. He was a very...
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What happens when unemployment benefits end?Jun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - An open letter to Congress: I am writing to you yet again about unemployment. Every week that passes, hundreds of thousands of people finish their 99 weeks of unemployme...
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Don't provide mass amnestyJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I am very disappointed that Congress is still considering forcing a mass amnesty on the American people. We don't want any amnesty for illegal aliens, period. Pro-amnest...
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Illegal immigrants' taxes not enoughJun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - This is in response to a letter in the Herald titled "Illegal immigrants do indeed pay taxes." The writer and many others are misguided about illegal immigrants paying t...
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Kirk should know he's not above lawJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Back in May, columnist Kathleen Parker wrote a column, "Real Marines don't lie." It was about the stretching of the truth that some politicians have fabricated about the...
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Remember soldiers, past and presentJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - In June 1950, North Korean communist soldiers crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea. The United States' stance against global communism would endure its first blood...