McHenry County Opinion
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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...
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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...