McHenry County Opinion
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Schweda a proven leader in Ela Twp.Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Ela Township voters must elect John Schweda in the April elections. John Schweda was appointed the position after the assessor resigned. He inherited a dysfunctional off...
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A cautious 'yes' to Mettawa's three advisory referendumsMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Voters in Mettawa will vote on three referendum questions that are advisory only. Two of the questions - on purchasing land west of the I-94 Lake Forest Oasis and east o...
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How could she do nothing to stop this?Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have reread the article about the charges that Marni Yang had a well-planned scheme to kill Rhoni Reuter and her unborn daughter. I kept coming back to two paragraphs:...
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Background checks a must for board membersMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - As a father of four, nothing is more important to me than the safety of my children. So I was surprised to learn that school board members can roam the schools completel...
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You can't hold this country down longMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Not the banks, not the financials, not the auto industry - none of these. The real estate and construction industries - mainly, the residential construction industry - a...
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Dear Mr. President: Please help businessMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I am one of those average citizens in my sixties who has dutifully paid taxes all his life and has lost a significant portion of my retirement savings. As you know, many...
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Shouldn't employee have free choice?Mar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - I have been hearing about a bill pending a vote in Congress called the "Employee Free Choice Act" (EFCA). The AFL-CIO ran a TV ad stating that it would "bring fairness ...
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Route 53 extension: Big pain, small gainMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Extending Route 53 into Lake County does not solve the miserable countywide traffic problems we now face. Roadway systems, intersections and signalization are outdated a...
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Schuring-Redmer for ECC trusteeMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - How fortunate for Elgin Community College to have Donna Schuring-Redmer running for the position of trustee. She is an accomplished, respected educator, administrator an...
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Rooting for failure is un-American, RushMar 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The most telling aspect of Rush Limbaugh's speech at CPAC was his Super Bowl analogy; as a Steelers fan he said that it was perfectly natural for him to root for Kurt Wa...