McHenry County Opinion
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Is new Walgreens safe for Batavia?Mar 23, 2012 5:40 am - Is the current proposal for a new Walgreens a move in the right direction for Batavia? Wilson Street in Batavia has been referred to as the “spine of our city.” It is th...
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Don’t leave disabled out of state budgetMar 23, 2012 5:40 am - Quinn has a hit list for an ever increasing number of state facility closures these days. It is of great concern to other legislators that he is stomping on the rights o...
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Why we’re losing the education battleMar 23, 2012 5:00 am - The March 4 article on the U-46 “grade-in” demonstrates several of the problems and the Elgin teachers union’s backward solution to them. An experienced kindergarten tea...
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There’s still place for Santorum’s viewsMar 23, 2012 5:00 am - With regard to the March 4 editorial (Our View — Primary 2012), I would like to take exception to the statement “Santorum (former Sen. Rick Santorum) would turn back the...
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Obama should take action on gas pricesMar 23, 2012 5:00 am - It is obvious that this administration either doesn’t have a clue what do about the escalating gas prices or just don’t have the political will to act. Since President O...
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U.S. energy policy outdatedMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - It is time that we, as responsible citizens, lead the way and ask that our representatives begin demanding the use of clean and sustainable energy. Recently, Congressman...
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Celebrate individualityMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - I believe that people need to be more accepting of others. We are making a lot of progress as a country toward accepting people who are different, but there is still so ...
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Insurance should cover contraceptives for womenMar 22, 2012 5:39 am - In response to John Craychee’s comments regarding “Leave insurance plans to employers,” if insurance companies pay for vasectomies and Viagra for men they should pay for...
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Put Aurora election commission to restMar 22, 2012 5:02 am - After Tuesday, it’s understandable if Aurorans feel the need to purge their minds of all things election until closer to November. Many of us do. But their work is not d...
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Furlough legislation not strong enoughMar 22, 2012 4:28 am - Your editorial in the March 11 edition that discussed the reduction of pay for state legislators was misleading. The pay reduction comments were most likely grounded in ...