McHenry County Opinion
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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...
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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...