McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsement: Oberweis over Pierog in 25th Senate DistrictOct 12, 2012 5:00 am - The choice for Illinois state Senate from the 25th District is a classic head scratcher. On the Democratic side of the ballot, voters have Corinne Pierog of St. Charles,...
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Regulations have kept consumers safeOct 12, 2012 5:00 am - As the frequency of big bank scandals grows, it is clear that bank regulation means self-regulation. State and federal regulators are unable to evaluate bank assets when...
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Obama can’t ignore terror attackOct 12, 2012 4:40 am - It is amazing that the media has so little coverage on the Benghazi, Libya, brutal murders of Ambassador Stevens and three other Americans. These murders occurred by ter...
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Endorsement: Hatcher over Bernard in 50th House DistrictOct 11, 2012 8:16 pm - Incumbent State Rep. Kay Hatcher has been a member of the General Assembly since 2009 and she has one thing on her mind: “Bring (the state) back from the brink of disast...
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Endorsement: Moylan over Sweeney for House 55th DistrictOct 11, 2012 5:26 pm - Martin Moylan is a political climber — two years as Des Plaines alderman, 3½ years as mayor and now a campaign for state representative. There’s nothing wrong with ambit...
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Endorsement: Osmond over Erwin in 61st House DistrictOct 11, 2012 12:12 pm - JoAnn Osmond took the House seat of her late husband, Tim, in 2002 during the Blagojevich era, a difficult time for Republicans. Things haven’t improved much for her par...
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Endorsement: Mathias over Sente in House District 59Oct 11, 2012 11:36 am - The easiest thing for seven-term incumbent Buffalo Grove Republican Sid Mathias, 67, to do after the Democrats put him in a Democrat-leaning district that is 97 percent ...
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Endorsement: Mayfield over Burleson in 60th House DistrictOct 11, 2012 10:52 am - Though Rita Mayfield joined the majority of her Democratic state House colleagues last year to support an unpopular state income tax hike, she at least recognizes today ...
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Endorsement: Harris for re-election in Illinois House District 53Oct 11, 2012 10:13 am - Curt Renz is a refreshing independent Democrat critical of longtime Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan. He says he is running for state representative to ...
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Not enough jobs? Congress to blameOct 11, 2012 4:40 am - About a year ago, President Obama came out with the American Jobs Act. Remember that? Independent analysts gave the jobs act a big thumbs-up because temporary increases ...