Island Lake Opinion
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Grieving for fallen firefightersJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - The recent tragic loss of two brother firefighters in Chicago reminds us of the sobering truth that ours is a rewarding yet dangerous profession. It is, however, a profe...
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Pay back China; be America againJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Normally I am not the one to pick up the newspaper. I have seen for years the bias that newspapers have portrayed. However, once in a blue moon I'll look it over to see ...
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Cool the hype on death panelsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - My conservative friends will be upset with me for saying this, but can we please chill out on the death panel hype? I do want to repeal Obama Care and replace it with a ...
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Many failures led to Muddy Paws shelter disasterJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - We look at the mess that is Muddy Paws Dog Rescue in Deer Park and we ask: How could this happen here? How could what was once an established, well-known animal shelter ...
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Beware FCC control of InternetJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - During the time my family and I lived overseas, we were on hand for the military overthrow of a government. Nine years later, another faction began military action (in t...
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A dichotomy: Cold is declared warmJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - It's Orwellian when cold is declared warm, that the earth is continuing to get warmer even as it feels colder outside. Given that a huge blizzard shut down much of the N...
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Gift cards now what they say they areDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - It's the season of giving and consumers can feel confident when they gave gift cards. In 2007, State Rep. Jack Franks put a stop to a common practice of retailers that d...
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Stick to founder's missionDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - As I was reading the Daily Herald's article Tuesday, Dec. 28, “Our mission: Conversation that matters,” my eyes caught the true mission statement written by H.C. Paddock...
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Sex-ed should be up to parentsDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to Kaylahjo Pulscher's letter, titled “Abstinence-only message won't work.” I am concerned that once again the schools are supposed to parent chi...
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Vandals won't spoil his holiday spiritDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - While I can totally appreciate how the Michels family must have felt as described in the Dec. 20 article, I must implore them to hang in there. I personally have experie...