McHenry County Opinion
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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 ...
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Next for Burris: federal judgeship?Jul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe we will soon hear some wonderful things about Sen. Roland Burris as Democrat power brokers "thank" the man for his "noble decision" not to seek re-election. No...
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Sotomayor not ready for Supreme CourtJul 16, 2009 11:00 pm - The recent decision by the Supreme Court has brought crystal clarity to the nomination of Judge Sotomayor as one of its justices. In the past she has been accused of bei...