McHenry County Opinion
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Workers should put more in pensionsJan 10, 2009 10:00 pm - A reasonable proposal by out state legislators and our future governor would be to ask future public employees to work longer (past 55 years old) and contribute more tow...
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Time to wake up, American votersJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - For this unrepentant advocate of the proven nutritional value of some luncheon meats, it's time for yet another spine-tingling excursion into what some vociferous critic...
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Outdated laws defy fairness, logicJan 05, 2009 10:00 pm - There's a lot of wisdom in your editorial on Winners, Losers, and the CN merger, i.e., the lesson from the Bartlett balefill of, "Never give up." I hope this is not lost...
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Union law would level playing fieldJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Hardworking Americans are hurting. Paychecks have flat-lined, but everything else keeps going up - health care, college tuition, groceries, and more. Hardworking America...
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A simple tale of kindness, gratitudeJan 04, 2009 10:00 pm - "Love thy neighbor!" "The good you do for others will be returned to you multiplied!" Where have you heard that advice before? Your parents? Sunday school? Did you grow ...
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Dist. 303 must be more accountableJan 02, 2009 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to Josh Stockinger's article about St. Charles schools' recommendation to pursue a massive taxpayer-funded construction project. How did Dist. 3...
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Winners, losers and the CN mergerDec 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Few issues of local impact have seemed as inherently polarizing as the Canadian National Railway's acquisition of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway line, which runs in...
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These Democrats in for right reasonsDec 26, 2008 10:00 pm - With all eyes focused on recent revelations of Gov. Blagojevich's appalling actions, it is tempting to paint all Illinois Democrats with the same brush. Corrupt behavior...
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Obama's picks raise questionsDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - After leaving the White House Rahm Emanuel took a job with an investment banking firm and in two short years amassed a fortune of more that $16 million. Wow! Can anyone ...
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Pols had chance voters should decideDec 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The result of last week's arrest of our Democrat governor has made Illinois a national embarrassment. To add to the situation, Democrat leaders initially supported a spe...