McHenry County Opinion
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Double dipping has to endMay 05, 2012 5:00 am - I, like most of my fellow Illinois citizens, do not begrudge teachers and public employees their well-earned pensions. What I do find appalling is the large amounts affo...
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Can we “keep” our republic?May 04, 2012 5:00 am - Our Founders sought to create a government only large enough to preserve those rights endowed by our Creator — namely life, liberty and the pursuit, not the guarantee, o...
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Some ideas for raising revenueMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - Some ideas for raising revenue One of the great things about living in a democratic republic such as we have here in Illinois and in the USA is that we elect others...
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Huntley High coaches mean so muchMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - Our five children have been three-season athletes in District 158 and our family has spent a good part of our lives participating in or watching athletics events. We kno...
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Look in the mirror for corruption causeMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - We’ve all now heard of the $53 million allegedly plundered from the taxpayers of Dixon, Ill., where the FBI has had to intervene with the incredible scam apparently taki...
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County GOP needs strong leadershipMay 04, 2012 5:00 am - County GOP needs strong leadership A political heist of the Cook County Republican Party took place last month. It is a concerted effort by a single township chairm...
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Pension proposal unfair to districtsMay 03, 2012 1:00 am - A portion of Gov. Pat Quinn's solution to the state's pension problem calls for shifting a part or all of the cost of the Teachers' Retirement System from the state too ...
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Climate change is real, man-madeMay 02, 2012 5:21 am - We know that climate change denial reports and info being pumped out of many media sources is paid for by millions of dollars from the fossil fuel industries. Coal, oil,...
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Afghanistan strategy needs different focusMay 02, 2012 5:00 am - One year after the U.S. assassination of Osama bin Laden, I’m concerned that our government is still pursuing the same failed war strategy in Afghanistan based on bringi...
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Media’s bias from the right is strongMay 02, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Lenz’s comments indicate a lack of recall when it comes to history in the media (Fence Post, April 25). Claiming that facts are not told in the media? The most conc...