Island Lake Opinion
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Saturday SoapboxNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Big Loser no more: Among the 800 runners and walkers in the sixth annual Cantigny 5K race in Wheaton was Julio Gomez, a contestant on this season's "The Biggest Loser" ...
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Still time to vote for health care reformNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - I wish to publicly thank Representative Melissa Bean for casting her vote to pass the Affordable Health Care for America Act, H.R. 3962. I applaud her for resisting trem...
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Seniors don't get it for freeNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - I have read and watched the debate on health care closely. It appears that a family of four pays on average $14,000 annually for a decent policy, or about $3,500 per per...
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Vote against reform is a vote for freedomNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - I just wanted to publicly say thank you to Representative Peter Roskam for voting against the ruinous "Health Care Reform (actually "Health Insurance Regulation") bill t...
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Thanks for courage on health care voteNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Dear Honorable Rep. Melissa Bean, This is to express thanks on behalf of my wife and two kids, for standing on the side of the common and hapless citizens by voting in f...
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Dzialo lauded for preparing playersNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - My wife and I wanted to write on how disappointed we were with District 300 for removing Coach Jim Dzialo from the Jacobs High School soccer program. However, we have de...
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Time to lift death penalty moratoriumNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I am very disappointed that the lives of Juan Luna and James Degorski were spared for committing a heinous act at the Brown's Chicken in Palatine 16 years ago. A horrid ...
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Health care reform is good for everyoneNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Representative Mark Kirk, what is wrong with you? Vote yes for comprehensive health care reform, please. A favorable vote is the right thing to do to help everyone, thos...
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Vote out anyone who supports reformNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Please do not let these control hungry Congress people have any more control over the population. The majority of us do not want it. Why did they exempt themselves from ...
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Don't lean on seniors for moreNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Reading the recent Ellen Goodman column on why senior citizens should not get this $250 and that it should go to poor people who are raising children was more of an eye ...