Island Lake Opinion
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Look in the mirror for corruption causeMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - We’ve all now heard of the $53 million allegedly plundered from the taxpayers of Dixon, Ill., where the FBI has had to intervene with the incredible scam apparently taki...
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Obama’s statements, vote don’t matchMay 01, 2012 5:00 am - Recently, President Obama spoke at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and “had the privilege” of meeting Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel. O...
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Don’t ignore effects of mental health cutsApr 29, 2012 1:00 am - While the public generally wants to hear how lawmakers are spending less money, we would like to share some insights about what spending less for mental health services ...
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Elgin looking great, but why visit?Apr 26, 2012 5:00 am - Kudos to the City of Elgin for its upcoming summer siege on downtown. Last year was pretty bad trying to navigate the blocked off streets and detours to do business with...
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Distinguish between winery, tavernApr 26, 2012 5:00 am - My wife and I have visited many wineries and we have enjoyed them. On these Wine tasting visits it was always very clear I was not in a tavern. For one thing the quantit...
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Bishop’s comments don’t represent meApr 21, 2012 3:14 pm - Bishop Daniel Jenky does not speak for me. I am a lifelong Catholic and find his comments comparing our president’s health care policies to actions by Adolf Hitler vicio...
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Obama’s off-mic comment a concernApr 21, 2012 3:14 pm - “This is my last election, and after my election I have more flexibility,” Obama tells Russian President Dmitri Medvedev off mic. “I understand. I will transmit this inf...
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Non-profits wise to rely less on governmentApr 20, 2012 5:00 am - In the past few years, with the state's budget in a shambles, its payments to school districts and others in arrears and largely written off, often the last in line to r...
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The SoapboxApr 14, 2012 1:00 am - Big ray of hope: In a huge suburban sign of economic recovery, developers Dwight and Ruth Yackley are launching a $30 million expansion of their upscale Main Street Prom...
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An important step in recyclingApr 10, 2012 5:00 am - Tight budgets, cuts in social services, rising property taxes and road congestion are a few critical issues on a list that seems endless and overwhelming. With no shorta...