Island Lake Opinion
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Officials must spend like the rest of usJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - For those of you who don't believe that our government's spending habits are driving our country to financial ruin, let's put things in perspective. According to the Co...
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Concessions amount to crimes against U.S.Jan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - As a sitting U.S. senator, Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada is probably immune from federal prosecution. However, current polling indicates that Nevada citizens may ...
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Stats show folly of cap and tradeJan 07, 2010 10:00 pm - A Fence Post reader asked for facts as to why cap and trade will create a shortage of electricity. Here are some: Growth in demand, caused almost entirely by population ...
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Where's outrage over sale of health care bill?Jan 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Many letters to the editor have included health care and Bush bashing on Gitmo - one by a pastor, others on the conservative mess. The closed mind does not see Sen. Harr...
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Can 30,000 scientists be wrong?Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - There is no convincing scientific evidence that human release of carbon dioxide, methane, or other greenhouse gases is causing or will, in the foreseeable future, cause ...
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How will health bill be paid for?Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - In her scathing attack on Joe Lieberman Dec. 20, Froma Harrop commented on the funding of the proposed health care legislation: "Unlike the Medicare drug benefit, which ...
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No need to call them death panelsJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - There are no death panels, are there? Why did Obama adviser Cass Sunstein say, If a program would prevent fifty deaths of people who are twenty, should it be treated the...
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Visit underscores need for donationsJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I recently returned from a 22-day odyssey in sunny Nicaragua to the chilly Northwest Chicago suburb. Ever since my flight landed at O'Hare it has been a study in contras...
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Volunteer offended by trustee commentsJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As a proud member of the Buffalo Grove Days committee, the more than 50 volunteers have contributed countless hours toward the planning and implementation of our yearly ...
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Young man makes Christmas specialJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - You always hear the bad things about our young people. I want people to know that right here in our local community a lot of good is being done. We know just such a per...