McHenry County Opinion
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Seals shows more support for IsraelAug 26, 2008 11:00 pm - While Mark Kirk has been supportive of Israel, the 10th District could do better. The pro-Israel stance Kirk advocates in the North Shore has been neglected while in Was...
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Seals not afraid to vote for changeAug 25, 2008 11:00 pm - There is one major reason to favor Dan Seals over Mark Kirk in the 10th Congressional District: Seals is a Democrat who will vote for change. Kirk is a Republican who vo...
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Storm clouds on horizon in Dist. 15Aug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - As a teacher in District 15 for almost 30 years, I remember the strike of 1982. It was preceded two years before by a stunning union victory that left many powerful peop...
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Seals to improve education for allAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Seals understands that among our country's greatest virtues is that of opportunity. America offers public education to every citizen, which acts as the first step on...
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Greater efficiency, not more oilAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - With gas prices hitting $4.50 a gallon some places in my area, I'm finding my family and friends are filling up less and driving farther to find a deal and save some mon...
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CN needs to do right thingAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it almost unbelievable the unmitigated gall that the CN, a foreign company, has been showing in their attempt to purchase the EJ&E railroad. Now they want a court...
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Rail deal allies not political haymakersAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I write to oppose the opinion expressed in "Our View" under "Friendly as a Firing Squad." Brave, trusty Jeff Berman standing against the hostile forces. This is NOT the ...
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Sports spending way out of whackAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Why are your real estate taxes so high, especially your school districts' portion? Start reading the high school sports pages for a partial answer. In 1950, Chicago scho...
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Kirk explains vote on equal pay billAug 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Should Congress force a woman to proactively opt out of class action lawsuits or lose her individual right to sue for wage discrimination? Hard to imagine that this ques...
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Seals' energy policy: Been there, done thatAug 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Albert Einstein once defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. By those standards we should send the men in white coa...