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In Part I of this Illinois Family Institute series, I brought attention to a report from the Illinois Auditor General, William Holland, which revealed some stunning information regarding the licensing of day care centers in Illinois. * See Part I: Sex Offenders Reside In Homes Which Are Licensed Day Care Centers In Illinois: http://www.illinoisfamily.org/news/contentview.asp?c=35011 In June of 2010, Holland revealed that 90 licensed day care centers in Illinois had the same addresses as those who are listed on the registry of sex offenders. It has also been reported at least one of the registered sex offenders received payment from the...

Last month, as chilly November winds hinted at the winter to come, Massachusetts received a warm gift from Venezuela via CITGO Petroleum Corporation. It could not have come at a more critical moment as those on fuel assistance faced heating price increases of up to 50 percent. Many low-income families looked ahead to a winter of unbearable options: choosing between heat and food or medication. As a result of the Venezuelan oil program, more than 12 million gallons of heavily discounted heating oil will flow to needy households and social service institutions across the state. Together with local nonprofits Citizens...

New Colo. Flu Deaths Spur Wider Worries DENVER - Two more Colorado children have died from the flu, raising the statewide total to at least five in an early outbreak that could be a sign of a severe flu season for the country, health officials said. The number of confirmed flu cases in Colorado has grown to more than 6,300, health officials said Wednesday — just over more than the number from the last two seasons combined. The flu season normally peaks in January and February and runs through April. The latest victims were a 2-year-old and a 4-year-old from...

MIDI - DONNA Senator Murray dreams of an Islamist We don't build Day Cares…for that she's really p*ssed She's defending her guy…you right wing nuts, please…go away Just go away You need to know that he's building lots of roads He has his own line of rayon Burqa clothes She's defending her guy… you right wing nuts, please…go away She is praying that he will not be…found at room temperature He's her soulmate she has told friends…she is sure She swears that someday she'll do something quite wild And if he wants her, she'll gladly bear his child She's...

The notion of a U.S. senator singing the praises of Osama bin Laden is too far-fetched to take seriously, right? Wrong. Here's the Columbian of Vancouver, Wash., describing a speech by Sen. Patty Murray (D., Wash.) to a group of southern Washington state high-school students: Murray concluded the session by challenging the students to consider alternatives to war. "We've got to ask, why is this man (Osama bin Laden) so popular around the world?," said Murray, who faces re-election in 2004. "Why are people so supportive of him in many countries . . . that are riddled with poverty? "He's...