McHenry County Opinion
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America is not wrecked - yetJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Gloria J. Gignac, I was amused with the admonition of a previous writers "bad mouthing" of President Obama, as she then went on to berate President Bush w...
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Open letter to Grafton Township supervisorJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Linda (Moore), I had the honor of serving as a township supervisor - in Rutland Township, Kane County - for the past eight years, until my retirement in May. I followed ...
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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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Kirk still can't explain cap and trade voteJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk met for two hours on a recent Sunday with an overflow crowd of about 100 to 150 mostly hostile Republicans in Arlington Heights to explain his yes ...
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Health-care system is the problemJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Kenneth Nielsen's letter regarding universal health care is not the answer. He states that the figure of 45 million uninsured was inaccurate. He is correct. That figure ...
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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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Parade is right place to showcase religionJul 28, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Mr. Fanella's question of why we allow any religion to showcase itself in the July Fourth parade, Mr. Fanella states that the parade should be an event ce...
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Writer should do more homeworkJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - After reading Chris Jenner's letter on the Opinion page in the July 9 issue I was scratching my head. Simply saying that our state general assembly is "beholden" to the ...
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Shame on council for messing with rebatesJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - It's hard to believe that our Elgin leaders we voted into office want to take our $200 senior citizen tax rebate and give us instead vouchers to spend downtown. Many sen...
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Images are graphic, so is abortionJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - As one of the people to bring the "Face the Truth Tour" on abortion to Illinois, I respond to the "Graphic protests generate complaints" column in the Daily Herald. Our ...