McHenry County Opinion
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Not a lot to say for CN/EJ&E mergerSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 12-year resident of Barrington I am quite interested in the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E line by CN Railroad. After spending several days researching the benefi...
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Don't let hot buttons dictate policySep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - It is interesting how $4-a-gallon gasoline can motivate public policy changes. Energy costs, addictions to foreign oil and conservation efforts have been ignored for too...
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Palin's politics smack of failureSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Watching Sarah Palin's speech last night was validation that John McCain plans to run his campaign with the same approach used by George W. Bush. He plans to stoke our f...
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Abboud's record beats Manzullo'sSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - You would think that if you served 16 years in Congress, the one edge you should have is experience on your opponent. For the first time in our memory, that is simply n...
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Seals' tax plan is disastrousSep 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals is sending mixed messages on the capital gains tax. On his Web site he says: "I am generally opposed to double taxation, as in the case of dividends and capita...
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Barrington area united against CNSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you Barrington areas residents for once again exceeding expectations by turning out in record numbers to a recent public hearing hosted by the U.S. Surface Transpo...
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Kirk crusades for health care for allSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to thank Mark Kirk for his tireless work and accomplishments on behalf of our communities as well as for his global policies. Unlike some, Kirk has actually...
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Taxes no substitute for good parentingSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Aug. 22 Daily Herald article, "A civil-rights approach," Chicago Urban League's Sharon Jones is quoted a saying: "There's a history of housing segregation in Illi...
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Mayor Bloomberg's Kirk endorsementSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg is an excellent and remarkably nonpartisan, public servant. Both John McCain and Barack Obama considered him as a possible vice pre...
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Why didn't priest get as much time?Sep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Let's see, according to an AP report on Aug. 23, this guy Vargas gets a 35-year sentence for sexually abusing kids, but Daniel McCormack was sentenced to only five years...