McHenry County Opinion
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League health care forum run poorlyAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I attended the health care form last night in Palatine. It was advertised on the marquee as a health care forum in downtown Palatine. From the Web site the league is pro...
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Marijuana law should be fixedAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The Illinois Chapter of the National Organization to Reform Marijuana Laws supports Cook County's efforts to ticket cannabis offenders, the problem with the cannabis dec...
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Beware of cemetery purse-snatchersAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Please consider my experience as a possible sub-story to the Illinois cemetery scandals. I went out to visit my mom at Queen of Heaven Cemetery and while I spent 10 minu...
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Laws punish animal loversAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It was very unsettling to read a July 29 article regarding an animal lover being told his beloved potbellied pig has to be removed from his residence. There have also be...
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Reveal true cost of Tour of Elk GroveAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Mayor Johnson, how much is YOUR bike race really costing the taxpayers of Elk Grove Village? Being a long time resident of Elk Grove, (40 years) I've seen a lot of growt...
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Ravinia scores hit with classical favesAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Who was that rock star at Ravinia on July 12? Nothing less than the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The place was packed. Combine an early start time of 5 p.m. with familiar...
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Conservative calls birthers 'cranks'Aug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - To all those birthers out there, who maintain Barack Obama is not a citizen and, therefore, cannot legally be the President of the U.S., I can only say, "Get over yourse...
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Video poker will bring terrible consequencesAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - In a recent letter ("Video gaming will add jobs, revenue", July 27) the President of the Illinois Coin Machine Operators Association, Mr. Fielder, extolled the benefits ...
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This reader not a red light patriotAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Reporter Marni Pyke weighs in with the latest on the red light camera controversy. One reader says that the cameras are "counting on civil obedience for good citizens to...
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Give legislators their pink slipsJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The budget delay will not protect political hides from the ire of rational and thoughtful voters. Those of us who actually do a little homework and try to vote for leade...