McHenry County Opinion
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Running story helps dispel perceived biasDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Thank you Daily Herald for covering "Supreme Court won't review Obama's right to serve." I have no idea if the accusations are true or not, but let's suppose President ...
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H.S. gym class should be requiredDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Obesity is a growing problem in adolescents partly because of their unwillingness to exercise. Requiring students to enroll in physical education class all four years of...
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Durbin plea doesn't reflect constituencyDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - Webster's Universal Dictionary defines a Republic as "A form of government as one where the citizenry elect another citizen to represent them in government matters and b...
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Fox View has no place next to schoolDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - There is no reason that a low-income housing project should be next to a school. The low income housing development, Fox View, is a danger to the safety and futures of D...
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Focus on reckless and drunk driversDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - There are many accidents each and every day, and most of them are caused either by a reckless or a drunken driver. The police aren't making this their number one priorit...
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Facts dispute writer's view of historyDec 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I was quite amused by the letter of Raymond Kohn (Nov. 21). He attributes all that is good in the United States to the Republican Party, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther K...
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Bailout amounts to unfair advantageDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - "Some say we're looking for a bailout. Baloney. We at GM do not want a bailout. What we want is the chance to compete on a level playing field."- Rick Wagoner, GM CEO. W...
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Obama caved on lobbyist promiseDec 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Barack Obama said "no lobbyists in his administration." Now, first thing out of the box, it's Tom Daschel - rejected by the voters of South Dakota, and employed by a big...
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Fees for rescue services wrongDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - There's something troubling about the Wheaton City Council's decision to allow the local fire department to bill for special rescue services. Fire officials in that city...
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CN/EJ&E merger would tie up trafficDec 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I am against the CN railway company decision to merge with the EJ&E railroad company. Even though it would be good financially for the company to merge to alleviate the ...