Lilymoor Opinion
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Clean house in SpringfieldJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Our son attends a sheltered workshop in McHenry. Recently the parents/guardians of 300 clients received a letter saying there would be no program for those clients after...
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Red light cameras a moneymaking scamJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Thank you for the in-depth look at the latest attempt by our local governments to siphon money off the residents. It is obvious the cameras at the intersections are a mo...
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Health care fix a long time comingJul 24, 2009 11:00 pm - George Will in his June 28 column said the "Health-care 'fix' is something we'll likely regret." Is he joking? Who hasn't sat at their physician's office, watching lunch...
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Make health coverage a human rightJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Consider the following: more than 45 million Americans are uninsured, with an additional 25 million underinsured; because of growing joblessness, some 14,000 Americans a...
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S.C. gov's wife a role modelJul 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Hurray for Jenny Sanford! How great to have an American role model for backbone. She gave the guy five months to get his act together. He refused the offer. She owes him...
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Just stop and wait for the green lightJul 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Many of us now who have read the article on red light right turns are now seeing red without the lights. No doubt this is great revenue for the village or township and i...
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A case against year-round schoolJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Summer vacation is probably the most looked forward to time of the year for any student in school. With year-round school, students would get the same amount of time off...
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Tesla should get the big bucksJul 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Let me attempt to understand: We pay ("lend") $20 billion to General Motors to survive, Chrysler about half that over recent years, and now $6 billion to Ford "to produc...
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It's easy to be jaded about public schoolsJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard not to be cynical about Illinois public schools. Contacting state legislators about problems does no good. Most are beholden to the Illinois Education Associat...
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County's long view is shortsightedJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The McHenry County 2030 Comprehensive Plan, as it now stands, is focused on accommodating and even encouraging rapid urbanization. Though the plan's vision statements fo...