McHenry County Opinion
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‘Radicalized Republicans’ a threat to AmericaAug 03, 2012 4:40 am - Have you noticed how Republican propaganda is always based on fear and hate — of immigrants, gays, lesbian, gun control, labor unions, Muslims and abortion? The message ...
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Editorial: Cold War artifact tells a chilling storyAug 02, 2012 9:06 am - Brett Blomberg’s mission in Vernon Hills doesn’t quite equate to pounding swords into plowshares, but it sure has a lot to say about the rumors of war. It’s a story wort...
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Are raises needed in Rutland Township?Aug 02, 2012 4:40 am - Open letter to the taxpayers of Rutland Township: There are few people who regularly attend monthly township meetings, which may be why some feel that township governmen...
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Editorial: In brutal summer, recommit to water safetyAug 01, 2012 5:00 am - It’s becoming almost routine this summer to hear about tragedies on Chicago-area waterways, and the death of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy near Lake Villa last weekend ...
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Riverside Plaza one big failureAug 01, 2012 4:40 am - Algonquin’s Riverside Plaza development was doomed to fail from the start, if you ask me. Our village planners took the busiest intersection in all of McHenry County and...
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Vote for tougher gun lawsAug 01, 2012 4:40 am - What does it take to change our weak gun laws in America? What does it take to start an end to senseless killings of innocent Americans by the hands of deranged semiauto...
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Persuade Washington to work for usJul 31, 2012 4:40 am - Thank you for printing William Raspberry’s column July 20. The political leaders at all levels of both parties need to hear the good sense the column expresses, as does ...
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Editorial: Quinn bows to another Emanuel raid on the suburbsJul 29, 2012 8:49 am - A little more than a year after the state of Illinois agreed to $110 million in incentives to keep Motorola Mobility Inc. in Libertyville, the news broke Thursday that t...
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Relay For Life almost hits goalJul 29, 2012 4:40 am - On behalf of the American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Kane County committee, I would like to say “Wow!” Thanks to your support, Relay For Life of Kane County had 75...
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Letter to McConnaughayJul 29, 2012 4:00 am - Open letter to Kane County Board Chairman Karen McConnaughay: I can see firsthand that any citizen in the county that would dare at this critical economic juncture to qu...