McHenry County Opinion
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Seals campaign built from groundAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - In response to a recent letter entitled "Dan Seals is far from grass roots," Seals' campaign is organized entirely from the grass roots. Dan started with no support from...
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Let's appreciate all viewpointsAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Although dated, I refer to an editorial printed several weeks ago on the civility of public opinion; there have been a series of comments posted recently which begs atte...
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Something's wrong with assessmentsAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - As a resident of Lake County, Cuba Township, we just received our 2008 assessment notice. To my surprise, it went up again. Do the Cuba Township assessor and the Lake C...
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Kirk backs women by backing ERAAug 18, 2008 11:00 pm - The Equal Rights Amendment is an idea whose time came long ago, but it was always just short of full acceptance. I am proud of Congressman Mark Kirk for joining with 2...
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Tryon is good for environmentAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - I have noted with interest how the Democrats want to claim ownership on anything good for the environment. But if you look at history, Republicans are the pioneers of la...
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Lessons to learn from library disputeAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - The thought of a heated legal battle regarding close to 1,600 acres is not something one would expect to entangle two area library boards. Consider that it's been going ...
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Forget race; embrace harmonyAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Some activists will use sensitive events or issues to drive a wedge between people. Some activists do not want to see people live in harmony. To work to improve quality ...
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Kirk's long record on human rightsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to commend Congressman Mark Kirk for his exceptional work on human rights around the world. In Iran, people of the Bahai Faith face consistent and pernicio...
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Why did Kirk vote against pay equity?Aug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - People like to think that Mark Kirk is a moderate but time and time again, his voting record proves otherwise. Kirk recently was among the 178 Republicans to stand by t...
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Like it or not, but uphold ConstitutionAug 15, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Herald's paper on Page 3 Section 1 Aug. 6, a story was printed whereby a Mr. James Stewart proposed that a resolution be passed that would go along with 82 other ...