Island Lake Opinion
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Meditations on Obama's NobelOct 27, 2009 11:00 pm - "However many holy words you read, however many you speak, what good will they do you if you do not act on upon them?" - Buddha "As I grow older I pay less attention to ...
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It's time to get real about Social SecurityOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I found myself agreeing with much of Froma Harrop's comments about Social Security and the expectation that some recipients expect a raise every year, whether or not it'...
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Someone who truly deserves sainthoodOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Born Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yakhoob, he later performed under his Anglicized birth name, Amos Jacobs. I hope the Pope is reading this. It commenced with the last seven do...
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Nothing fair about FAIROct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to comment on Burt Constable's article of Saturday, Oct. 17, in which he gave credence to the organization FAIR (Fairness and Accuracy In Reporting) fair.co...
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Reform campaign finance, term lengthOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Meaningful campaign finance reform requires support for the reform commission recommendations. Legislators will be more inclined to take the tough votes that are needed ...
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Tracking Obama's look going too farOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Give it a rest already. According to your Sept. 22 edition of the Daily Herald, you are going to track Obama's appearance (aging) on a monthly basis to gauge the effects...
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No time to waste in pancan fightOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - With the recent passing of prominent American figures such as actor Patrick Swayze and NCAA President Myles Brand, pancreatic cancer has been in the national spotlight, ...
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Health plan would help twentysomethingsOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I am 24 and I don't have health insurance. I live in the United States of America, have a college education, a 9 to 5 job and no health insurance. My entire family has h...
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In plea for civility writer calls namesOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - An amusing letter was printed in Fence Post Oct. 13 titled "Stop name-calling, listen to each other." The writer said she "seriously doubted that civil discourse will ev...
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Libertyville officials want to tax, spendOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - On the evening of Sept. 8, I attended a board meeting of the Libertyville village trustees and mayor. On the agenda was a discussion of a proposed tax increase for villa...