McHenry County Opinion
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Let's audit the insurance companiesJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The first thing to do to reduce the cost of health care is to decrease the amount of money being spent on it. There is a trillion dollars more being spent in the health ...
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Tell state to stop taxing, gamblingJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Enough is enough. I can remember when former Gov. Ogilvie first implemented the state income tax back around 1970. Since then in order to solve the state's financial pro...
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Obama cleaning up after Bush yearsJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Mary Lou Hoeltje (Fence Post 6/27/09), George W. Bush wrecked our country and President Obama is trying desperately to save us. The nerve of you, bad mout...
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Vote for state income tax hikeJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - The state budget meltdown must be resolved with a substantial increase in revenues or the proposed budget cuts will be unconscionably cruel to hundreds of our vulnerable...
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King's views don't reflect readershipJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I must say that I am annoyed by the almost weekly posting of hateful, ignorant letters from someone by the name of John King. I presume that your goal as a member of the...
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Pause and remember before votingJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - From the latest ugly revelations of what took place at the Burr Ridge cemetery to the jailed former governors, to the current impeached governor, to the questionable Sen...
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Bill for energy bill will come laterJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - I would like to add my two cents to the excellent Fencepost letter from Wayne Oras Sr. titled "Energy laws are unreasonable taxation." In it he makes brief mention of th...
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Erosion in our right to face accuserJul 17, 2009 11:00 pm - We have a tradition of fair law enforcement, in the USA that stems from our inherent sense of fairness, our rights, to be free of intimidation by the government and bein...
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Taxpayers burdened further by energy billJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk, shame on you for voting for H.R. 2454. This is a bill introduced to do nothing but bring further financial burdens on Americans. I would like to know how many...
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Character should count in baseballJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - My grandson, age 11, is an avid sports fan. The first thing he does when the Daily Herald arrives is pull out the sports section. Although reading the sports section is ...