Woodstock Opinion
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Endorsements: Foster for Congress, Dist. 11Oct 10, 2014 1:01 am - Ask Bill Foster how he's viewed among his Congressional colleagues and he says he's looked at as the "science guy." No matter the issue, he says, there's usually a techn...
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Editorial: Another squabble in which taxpayers loseOct 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's a story that's existed probably as long as the intertwined offices of local government themselves: The person or people who control the purse strings put another of...
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Vets overlooked in ALS discussionSep 28, 2014 12:01 am - Vets overlooked in ALS discussion I am very pleased to see all the attention ALS, Lou Gehrig's disease, has been receiving lately. What seems to be missing from the...
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Science argues against legalizing potSep 06, 2014 1:01 am - The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, says that "regular cannabis use, which we consider once a week, is not safe and may result in addiction and neurocognitive damage,...
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Is this really a fair tax amendment?Jun 13, 2014 12:01 am - Is this really a fair tax amendment? Illinois Democrats are pushing the Fair Tax amendment as the path to a tax decrease for more than 90 percent of households. But...
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Let voters decide future of townshipsApr 20, 2014 12:01 am - Let voters decide future of townships Illinois' nearly 13 million citizens have a shameful tax burden of supporting 7,000 units of governments, which is 2,100 more ...
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Editorial: Study waterway agency before pulling plugMar 28, 2014 5:00 am - State Sen. Terry Link this week pulled down his proposed legislation to eliminate the Fox Waterway Agency, saying the idea needs more study. Yes, it does. The proposal h...
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Jokes about pot hardly funnyMar 13, 2014 12:01 am - Jokes about pot hardly funny Bad cigarette nicotine, good marijuana THC (Tetrahydrocannabinol), that's our liberal media. When Colorado started the year with lega...
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Endorsement: No on general election for County Board chairFeb 23, 2014 12:01 am - Many voters say they oppose any expansion of government and decry the influence of big donations on the political system. The former is especially true in conservative-l...
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Endorsements for McHenry County Board districts 1, 3, 5, 6Feb 20, 2014 12:01 am - With work nearing completion on a long-awaited Unified Development Ordinance, changes planned to an often criticized stormwater management ordinance, decisions to be mad...