Island Lake Opinion
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Program cuts won't save moneyMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Anna Madrzyk did an excellent job of describing the impact state budget shortfalls are having on agencies that provide care to our disabled neighbors. But the problem wi...
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Recall too drastic a measure too soonMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - "To recall or not to recall; that is the question," to paraphrase the great William Shakespeare. It is the question that each resident of Buffalo Grove will have to deci...
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Obama never was or will be on our sideMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Without a doubt, the selection of Obama as the Democratic candidate for president, makes some of the trades carried off by the Bears and Cubs look like an intellectual m...
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We can't learn from distorted historyMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing this letter after having just read an article titled "Historical reality of slaveholding can't be forgotten" by Eugene Robinson and printed in the Thursday ...
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Buck up, teachersMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Is anyone else tired of hearing the school teachers cry about being laid off and all the cuts to the budget? They think that the answer to everything is to raise taxes s...
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Fewer mandates, less mercuryMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - In case you haven't realized, the cap-and-trade legislation will mandate when people sell their homes they must update them with the new energy efficient appliances, fur...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A legend returns: Former Daily Herald sports columnist and longtime editor Bob Frisk makes his 60th appearance today at the 78th annual Palatine Relays. After se...
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Health care will improve life for allApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care reform has been long overdue in this country. Skyrocketing health care costs impact those of us with plans through our employers, as well as those who are le...
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Obama's naiveté putting us at riskApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 1930s, Neville Chamberlain was the most dangerous man in the world. His naiveté and ignorance of human nature led to his disastrous appeasement of Hitler, which l...
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Reform shot in arm to people, economyApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care reform is way overdue. It will ultimately improve the country's fiscal health by putting the people in control of their health and making sure insurance comp...