McHenry County Opinion
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Saturday SoapboxJun 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Enjoy summer in the suburbs: We have nothing against the Taste of Chicago or Summerfest in Milwaukee. They're fabulous events. But you're missing something if you don't ...
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Same old politics plague IllinoisJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - All financial solutions are phrased as the ever popular and politically correct, "cuts need to be made!" (Cuts, in whose district? Every citizen would approve any cut th...
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Springfield needs a very big broomJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I thought that removing Rod Blagojevich from office would change things in Springfield. How naive of me. The state leaders still cannot get a budget done on time and the...
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In light of murder, is it really pro-life?Jun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - In his Fence Post letter last Saturday entitled "Choice of words shows bias in media", Ed Smetana raises a valid point. The media should depict both sides of the abortio...
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Don't govern by convenienceJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I was struck by a paraphrase of our fill-in Governor Quinn. He states in part that "As long as I'm governor, we're not going to have a convenient approach to the budget...
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Gay rights is not a civil rights issueJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Ms. Jedlinski, in her letter of June 7, is totally wrong in the idea that gay and lesbian behavior is a civil rights issue. It is not. Gays and lesbians have the same r...
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How quickly Gov. Quinn flippedJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - It only took a few weeks for Governor Quinn to flip his "reform" views to those of the ruling politicians in Springfield and Chicago. His is a turncoat and a liar to the...
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Grafton town hall will cost usJun 23, 2009 11:00 pm - For 20 years, I served as a trustee for Grafton Township working with others very dedicated to the needs and pocketbooks of our fellow Grafton Township citizens. Over t...
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Look at success of adult stem cell workJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - What a great article I just read: An Aurora city employee donates bone marrow, and a youngster's life is saved by it. Fantastic. Bone marrow transplants have been aroun...
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Article is not fair to alternative medicineJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to the June 8 article, "Dangerous Alternatives?" by Marilynn Marchione. I feel the need to try and set a few things straight regarding this mi...