McHenry County Opinion
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Seals true friend to environmentJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Kirk's new proposal to deal with the energy crisis is a blatant attempt to re-brand himself as a friend of the environment and foe of the oil companies just ...
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Let's start school with a contractJul 22, 2008 11:00 pm - With the turning over of our calendar to the month of August, our community, filled with children, looks forward to the start of a new school year. This is our time to p...
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Thanks to Kirk for his position on CNJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - As we read the Daily Herald's recent article on the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E by CN ("Fighting Over Trains," July 13, 2008), we noted that Congressman Mark Kirk h...
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Herald off base on pensions editorialJul 20, 2008 11:00 pm - In the "Our View" section of the July 1 Herald you did it again. This should be of no surprise to me or others that read your paper but it is getting to be so regular th...
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Don't believe Leftist propagandaJul 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Bush lied, people died", "Worst president since Hoover" and "approval rating at 28 percent" dominate the left-wing mantra, aided and abetted by a liberal press bent on ...
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Thanks, Bush, for staying the courseJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In the July 6 edition of The Daily Herald, I read about the "secret" transfer of 550 metric tons of yellowcake uranium from Iraq to Canada. This could have been refined ...
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Democrats won't help with gas crisisJul 16, 2008 11:00 pm - In June I commuted for an hour and a half each way and learned what the radical increase in gas prices means. One day while stopped at a busy intersection, two demonstra...
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Social security doesn't compareJul 14, 2008 11:00 pm - In his letter to the editor (Fence Post, July 9), Len Brauer of Palatine says, "Sorry, but I think privatization is a very bad idea." But Len also mentions the "lock bo...
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Let's share burden of freight trafficJul 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Thanks to state Reps. Rosemary Mullins and Carolyn Krause for supporting the proposed Canadian National purchase of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway, and also support...
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Protect constitution, elect Seals in 10thJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2006, Mark Kirk voted for the Military Commissions Act, which denied habeas corpus to detainees, an 800-year principle which is one of the foundations of our republic...