Marengo Opinion
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Abortion argument a slippery slopeFeb 04, 2011 12:00 am - I was appalled by the letter from J.K. Cardwell in the Jan. 30 paper. To compare the fact of 20 million abortions since the Roe v. Wade decision to thoughtless rhetoric ...
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Happy days are gone againFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - The Democrats, once the people’s party, coined a song of “Happy Days” on winning elections and after the passing of an income tax increase of 67 percent by the lame-duck...
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Illinois needs death penaltyFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Abolition of the death penalty in Illinois is not the answer. Some criminals need to die for their heinous crimes, and that is why the death penalty exists. It is the ju...
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Legal abortion = safe abortionFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - The news of Kermit Gosnell’s reputed “house of horrors,” in the Jan. 19 Daily Herald horrifies pro-choice Americans. Not because of bad press, but because his is the vis...
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Is oil drilling to blame for shift?Jan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - I’m not a scientist, but after learning that the earth’s axis has shifted and thinking about the severe hurricanes, floods, rainstorms and snowstorms we have been having...
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Small gestures of good, bad leave lasting marks on kidsJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - A smart kid with good grades, Michael Spivak came from a supportive family and had just celebrated a successful bar mitzvah that ushered him into manhood. But he still w...
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End pensions for Illinois legislatorsJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - Legislators in Illinois are well compensated. In fact, at a little under $70,000 a year for part-time positions, they’re among the most highly paid state lawmakers in th...
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We’re working on fixing bridgesJan 28, 2011 12:00 am - The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) applauds the Daily Herald for the attention it gave our area’s deteriorating bridge infrastructure in the Dec. 22 “...
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A smart voter is politician's nightmareJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - Record snowfall and unprecedented low temperatures across America find Nobel laureate and Oscar winner Al Gore comfortably secluded in his palatial estate, dutifully cou...
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Don't try Bianchi — or pay for itJan 25, 2011 10:00 pm - The McHenry County Board has agreed to pay $221,476 for legal services provided by a special prosecutor. It is my understanding that an appellate prosecutor was already ...