McHenry County Opinion
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Gentes will fight railroad saleOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Canadian National (CN) wants to make the EJ&E line into a train superhighway with at least 20 freight trains per day blocking traffic and making getting around impossibl...
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Palin won't fool today's womenOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In has been written that Sarah Palin's convention speech was riddled with misinformation about Obama's positions. It was her first time out and, after all, the speech wa...
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Gun stance a part of larger problemOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk recently announced the endorsement of New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Bloomberg's endorsement came largely due to Congressman Kirk's long record of leadershi...
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Crisis exposes Seals' lack of judgmentOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - I am very disappointed to hear that Dan Seals supports financial meltdown. When asked to comment on the Sept. 29 defeat of the (original) financial rescue bill in the Ho...
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Most don't favor abortion rightsOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - While Cynthia Tucker has a good point that more available contraception may help the unwanted pregnancy rate of the under-resourced adults in our country, she is way off...
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Groundwater safety at risk in rail mergerOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - A serious consequence of Canadian National's proposed purchase of the EJ&E that has not received the deserved attention is the potential for contaminating our water supp...
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This isn't the time for Harper tax hikeOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently Harper College began asking residents how they should spend $300 million. Harper College has just recently completed a multimillion dollar addition. I ... was s...
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Why doesn't Kirk admit he's GOP?Oct 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Is Mark Kirk ashamed to admit he's a Republican? He never mentions his party in his commercials, in his written materials, in his speeches. He wants us to believe he's a...
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VFW should focus on veteran's issuesOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Joseph Ryan's well written article (Sept. 18) set my teeth on edge. It noted the political arm of the VFW announced its support for Congressman Mark Kirk who talks a go...
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Government must focus on peopleOct 02, 2008 11:00 pm - We've been told that Dan Seals and Rep. Bean don't get it. What I don't get is how an independent, environmentally focused representative could endorse drilling in a nat...