McHenry County Opinion
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Don't let contractors take advantageAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - When the storm hit last month the bottom feeders from other cities not in McHenry County came out and scared the residents that they had damage to their roofs. Many beli...
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Kirk fights pork, wasteful spendingAug 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The federal budget deficit is projected to reach $500 billion this year. We're essentially putting $500 billion on the national credit card. And most of the people in W...
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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...