McHenry County Opinion
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One-sided press presents unfair viewMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - We would like to revisit the Notre Dame controversy. We watched the news coverage and read the Herald's article recounting Obama's commencement address at Notre Dame. We...
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It's time to wake up, fight Stroger clanMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I am sick and tired of the Stroger family running Cook County. We have been putting up with their ways and deceit far too long. Mayor Daley is a co-conspirator in these ...
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Thank those who served our countryMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Since our country will celebrate Memorial Day on May 25, I've been thinking of the service members I knew who died in Iraq. I was in the navy for 21 years, and I was ne...
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Deaths of innocents vs. guilty not sameMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Gary Schutte's "Judge Obama invite same as Bush invite". I see a difference in your death analogy and do not agree that the two can be judged equal. Consi...
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Is there a God? Where's lightning?May 22, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to Eric Carver's article declaring that not believing in God is limiting mankind's morality, and that only with belief in God (or gods) will man have the int...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...
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Public law - vs. God's law - can flexMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - I found J. Lippert's comments on Dave Crost's topic, "Relax, gay marriage is no big deal," to be a tad bit biased considering they are based on a religiously-backed poin...
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At least he can't tax our air ... or can he?May 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Let's wake up. Do you realize the thousands of businesses in this state that sell their product with a tax on it? All the restaurants with a 10 percent sales tax and the...
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Don't allow video gambling in IllinoisMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Legislators are considering allowing video poker in bars, truck stops and fraternal and veteran's clubs, the money to go mainly for school construction and the remainder...
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Teachers need dose of realityMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The May 8 Daily Herald had a front-page article regarding upcoming teachers' contracts set to expire within the next year. As an overburdened taxpayer, I'd like to remin...