Island Lake Opinion
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Take small steps in health care overhaulOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - My biggest fear concerning the proposed health care overhaul is the past record of fiscal irresponsibility of our government. I cannot identify a single program that the...
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Red-light camera soured man on FRGOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear Fox River Grove police chief: My wife and I have been residents of Lake Barrington for nearly 20 years. When we first moved here we quickly learned of Fox River Gro...
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Seen anything like this flu, or the coverage thereof?Oct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Hard to believe there's much more to say about the H1N1 flu, but that's why I'm here. I'd like to tackle a few off-the-beaten-path questions about the issue. For answers...
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RTA/Metra need defibrillatorsOct 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On Oct. 8, I was a passenger on Union Pacific Northwest Line Train 610 - a train I take weekday mornings from Woodstock to Chicago. After leaving Barrington, I heard an ...
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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...