McHenry County Opinion
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Another question in birth control debateMar 01, 2012 11:00 pm - On the contraceptive debate going on, since the church’s premiums do not just service their policies, but go into a much larger pool to service all policies the company ...
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Reading between the lines of an NTSB death reportMar 01, 2012 11:00 am - On Valentine’s Day, the National Transportation Safety Board held a public hearing on what caused the 2009 derailment that killed one and injured nine when a Canadian Na...
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Losing my battle with immigrationMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - I am an American citizen. Moved to The Netherlands in 1980 and returned to the US in 2003, bringing my two children with me. Thinking my children would have automatic ci...
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Castro committed to Kane CountyMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - As a professionally trained public administrator and former Democratic state central committeewoman, I remain impressed with Kane County Commissioner Cristina Castro. I ...
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Businesses tired of waiting for refundMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - I just read about Nicor overcharging rate payers and agreeing to refund $64 million, maybe more. I am one of dozens of small Illinois businesses, and hundreds more acros...
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Divided government is only solutionMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - The dictionary defines hypocrisy as “feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not.” Well that would certainly describe many congressional Republicans w...
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Contraception keeps government smallerMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - I can’t comprehend how people who want smaller government, can be against contraception. If women get pregnant because contraception is not available to them and they ca...
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Media failing in job to reveal corruptionMar 01, 2012 5:00 am - When Barack Obama took office, he promised America an era of “hope and change.” The stunning level of corruption stemming from the half-a-billion dollar Solyndra scandal...
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Re-elect Dan Patlak to board of reviewFeb 29, 2012 5:00 am - Please join me on March 20 and vote to re-elect Dan Patlak to the Cook County Board of Review. Dan has held more than 100 tax appeal seminars for homeowners in Cook Coun...
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Reduce corruption and watch debt decreaseFeb 29, 2012 5:00 am - A lot has been said recently about the enormous debt and the corruption in the state of Illinois. We are the laughing stock of the nation. I take my hat off to Caterpill...