McHenry County Opinion
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Church is being demonized over stanceFeb 29, 2012 5:00 am - Mr. Gingras’s letter of Feb. 11, “Denying coverage of birth control wrong,” was revealing. Obama mandated that Catholic hospitals, as part of their health insurance cove...
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Yes to negotiate electricity pricesFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - It’s not often voters face a referendum asking for permission to help them save money, but residents in dozens of suburban communities will face such a question March 20...
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Larkin needs lesson in sportsmanshipFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - After each Elgin/Larkin basketball game, I leave the game with a feeling of embarrassment, disappointment and disbelief. I am left with these feelings after two hours of...
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Yes, for now, to extension of Dist. 114 taxFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Back in March of 2006, voters in Fox Lake Elementary District 114 approved a 25-cent tax rate hike to generate $3.75 million of additional revenue for the district and p...
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Our recommendations for Kane County Board, districts 19, 20Feb 29, 2012 4:00 am - County board, District 19, GOP: Kojzarek The GOP primary pits Elgin Town Clerk Kurt Kojzarek, who has worked as a policy analyst in Springfield, against Victor La...
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Yes to Elburn police pensions taxFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Elburn voters next month have to decide whether to levy a separate tax to pay the village’s contribution to a new police pension fund. Even if the majority votes no, eve...
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Tax structure won’t allow movementFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - I’m not jealous of anyone who makes a lot of money, but when the tax structure is not benefiting anyone but the rich, it keeps the middle and lower class from moving up....
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No more pawn shops in ElginFeb 29, 2012 4:00 am - Does revitalization, image or renaissance go with pawn? Dictionary.com defines pawn as a verb “to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax,” also “to run away hurriedly, hostag...
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Schneider is best for 10th DistrictFeb 28, 2012 5:00 am - I have been frustrated observing our polarized Congress and seeing too many members take extreme positions and being unwilling to work together to find real solutions to...
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These freedoms have gone way too farFeb 28, 2012 5:00 am - I have to agree with all of the Republican politicians, the Cantors and McConnells, the DeMints, the Welshes, the Dolds, the Romneys and, of course, the Santorums. Of co...