McHenry County Opinion
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11th candidates more to my tasteSep 20, 2012 4:40 am - I was ecstatic when I found out that due to boundary changes I was leaving the 14th Congressional District and would now be in the 11th Congressional District. I say thi...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:59 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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Why vote for Romney if you’re not rich?Sep 19, 2012 4:40 am - Why would people who make less than $300,000 vote for Romney? They must believe one of the following: The deficit is pushing us toward catastrophe and Romney/Ryan can fi...
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4 years of Obama has weighed on usSep 18, 2012 5:00 am - Last evening after watching Bill O’Reilly and a few other “talking heads,” I asked myself, “How could anyone in their right mind vote to give four more years to Barack O...
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Glacial pace of Quentin Road work just not acceptableSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - Many of you probably are just as frustrated as I am about the lethargic construction of Quentin Road in Palatine (I think Rome was built quicker). I inquired about the t...
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Mathias position on pensions needs inkSep 17, 2012 5:00 am - I am really disappointed in your coverage of this town hall meeting with Mathias/Braiman/Stolman Aug. 13. The article you released mentioned very little about Representa...
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Don’t knock a wise investorSep 16, 2012 4:40 am - Recently you printed a letter written by Alfred Y. Kirkland Jr. accusing Paul Ryan of not being a “man of the people.” I researched how Mr. Ryan became a millionaire and...
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You made a veteran’s daySep 16, 2012 4:40 am - Just a note of thanks to all those wonderful people who put together a salute to Veterans Day at Prairie Isle Golf Club. More than 240 veterans had a day to remember — g...
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Why the income tax is untenableSep 13, 2012 4:40 am - From time to time the Supreme Court rules on a question of whether our income tax is constitutional. They always rule it as constitutional, no matter what argument is pr...
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Editorial: Blending realism, cooperation to tell teachers’ storySep 12, 2012 10:25 am - The problem with the Chicago Teachers Union strike isn’t entirely a matter of its timing, but its timing serves to emphasize a wealth of other issues that may have more ...