McHenry County Opinion
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Pay cut is better than no job at allApr 11, 2009 11:00 pm - It is interesting that Democrats still haven't gone after the auto unions for any concessions. No executive in a failing company should get a bonus. Those who have led t...
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Thanks for your support, CaryApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I'd like to thank the residents of the village of Cary for their vote of confidence in me in the April 7 election. These economic times are very trying for everyone, and...
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Misinformation, political spin and liesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I was absolutely amazed by Mr. Charles Bellizzi's rant in the Fencepost. He seems to speak with authority when he claims "You know the party I mean, the ones who under ...
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D-C attaboy from Jacobs was classyApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - As I passed the Harry D. Jacobs High School marquee on Randall Road recently, I was impressed with the message I read. I would imagine that everyone in the Fox Valley is...
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All sign say that fusion is the futureApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently President Obama curtailed the growth of the nuclear energy industry by refusing to continue funding for the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste storage site in Nevada....
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Why is government immune to downturn?Apr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - What I absolutely marvel at: Increasing taxes on a shrinking taxpayer base. ICC approving Nicor and ComEd rate increases. County taxes being held at a level that was imm...
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Illinois already has concealed carryApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - I know many people are excited at the prospect of getting concealed carry here in Illinois, which will allow them to protect themselves, their families, and even those t...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - This shouldn't be the end The big Route 53 referendum victory in Lake County will feel a bit hollow if that's the end of it. More than 63,000 voters - nearly 76 percent ...
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Think of Geithner as you file taxesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - As millions of Americans approach anxiously the tax filing deadline, I read with great interest the Daily Herald's front page article on Treasury Secretary Geithner and ...
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Many Web commenters are just bulliesApr 10, 2009 11:00 pm - It's happening again. The inane banter and skewed logic being strewn across the comment threads is reaching another crescendo. When will it end? The facts, the well-tho...