McHenry County Opinion
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Illinois a great place for felonsMar 19, 2012 6:22 am - Consider this the clarion call to all those in any state who have been released from jail. Come to Illinois, we welcome you. We are the last state to consider concealed ...
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Accept Obama’s apology on Quran burningMar 19, 2012 6:22 am - The incident of five American soldiers burning the Holy Quran in Afghanistan was deplorable, but still does not justify killing of U.S. soldiers. As a Muslim-American wh...
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Higher standards for MPG will pay offMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - If you are fuming about having to shell out your hard-earned cash for Memorial Day gas prices in March, you are not alone. The hard truth: Prices at the pump are not get...
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It’s not about hate, it’s about controlMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - Kathleen Parker said in her column of March 5 that Rush Limbaugh may “have given his ‘feminazis’ justification for their claims that conservatives hate women.” I don’t t...
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Civic education vital for our youthMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - In Jim Slusher’s “Voting is ‘Plan Only,’ and we have duty to help,” he quotes a reader who says the “solution (to problems in local government) is greater citizen involv...
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Bar associations rate candidates for judgeMar 18, 2012 10:00 pm - The judicial contests Cook County voters will decide March 20 include races for the 1st District Illinois Supreme Court, for six vacancies in the 1st District appellate ...
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Blaine was wrong on deer culling storyMar 18, 2012 5:00 am - As a member of the North Rutland Deer Alliance, I would like to register my dismay and some anger at the statements presented in Kane County Forest Preserve District sta...
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National health care good for all of usMar 18, 2012 5:00 am - All Americans should have access to affordable health care; this is not a luxury, it is a basic need and we need to figure out a way to make it work. The other day I ove...
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What happened in Fermilab shooting?Mar 18, 2012 5:00 am - On Feb. 18, an off-duty suburban police officer opened fire on six youths in their car in a Fermilab parking lot after an apparently minor traffic collision. A back seat...
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Harsh words spewed from both right, leftMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - The recent letter by Chris Peterson blasting Rush Limbaugh can be unevenly matched with multiple left-leaning personalities who are far less successful than Mr. Limbaugh...