McHenry County Opinion
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Palin shows need for full sex ed courseSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - We now have our poster child for abstinence-only sex education. And the face (and growing belly) belong to none other than the daughter of the Republican Vice Presidenta...
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70-year-olds have much to offerSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - I am responding to a letter written by Len Lempa on Aug. 21 titled "McCain too old for presidency." You, sir, have insulted hundreds of senior citizens living right in y...
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Don't leave job in hands of 'learner'Sep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - I found the letter printed in a recent Herald from an Elgin reader most interesting. It was titled "Experience doesn't equal effectiveness." The writer then goes on to a...
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President's business is our business, tooSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Letter writer Kathleen Parker feels our presidential candidates' belief system is none of our business. I completely disagree. In a world where morality is defined by te...
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Kirk ad misleads voters on SealsSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk has already started his negative campaign to stop change in Washington. Kirk has started to run a deceiving ad to cover up his long record in Wash...
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Who really will be best for your IRA?Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent Letter to the editor, Stewart Truelsen concludes: "I'd suggest Obama bashers check their IRA and 401K balances. Can you afford four more years?" So I checked...
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Bean, Seals just don't get itSep 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Little reported was a June 26 vote in the House where 10th District Rep. Mark Kirk and 175 other Republicans blocked a House bill from coming to a vote aimed at preventi...
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Trustee not doing job on Web siteSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Since Trustee Rich Garling (yet again) had nothing to report at last Thursday's Village of Island Lake board meeting, it's obvious that he is too busy with his next camp...
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All aboard on Canadian National's assumptions?Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Communities all along the EJ&E Railroad oppose the Canadian National's (CN) takeover plans that'll more than quadruple the number of daily 2-mile long freight trains. Le...
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Train traffic should be spread around regionSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I am tired of the people in Barrington complaining about train issues that the Des Plaines area lives with daily. It's about time some of the train activity that is a co...