McHenry County Opinion
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Quit watching the NFL, too politicalNov 12, 2017 11:01 pm - A letter stated that President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence should get a dictionary to find the meaning of kneeling during our national anthem. This perso...
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A highly descructive federal budgetNov 06, 2017 12:01 am - The House of Representatives passed a highly destructive budget that panders to the rich while torpedoing the middle and lower classes. The Alliance for Retired American...
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Let's call it a 'do-little' CongressNov 05, 2017 12:01 am - After nine months, what if anything have we learned about President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress? We have learned that the president is a thin-skinned, u...
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House Bill 40 should be repealedNov 04, 2017 12:01 am - A letter on Oct. 21 from Dan Huber states that an "embryo, fetus, etc." should not be considered in the same regard as a "fully grown female." He also states that the ri...
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Positive stories about the GOP are ignoredNov 04, 2017 12:00 am - Why do the media in general only print or show negative stories about Republicans? On a recent Friday evening, the Lake County Republican Federation gathered at Conway F...
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Restore sanity to McHenry Co. BoardOct 28, 2017 1:01 am - On Oct. 4, the McHenry County Board Human Resources Committee met to vote on whether countrywide elected officials should continue to accrue pension benefits at the end ...
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Gun money and politicsOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - Kudos to the people who showed up to protest the Lake County GOP's auction of guns last Friday, where they were auctioning off - among other weapons - a semiautomatic li...
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Watching college highlights on SundaysOct 19, 2017 12:01 am - After decades of cheesy, disingenuous patronizing of proud veterans and American patriotism at large, the NFL at long last has revealed its true colors for all to observ...
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A defiant Tom PettyOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Years ago, a DJ out of Chicago summed up the song "I Won't Back Down" with a remark, "A defiant Tom Petty." The phrasing and sense of his words seemed certainly perfect ...
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Why we're appalled by players' behaviorOct 18, 2017 12:00 am - There were three things my father loved, his family, his country, even though he lost his brother in the Vietnam War, and football, the Bears. The flag belongs to the Am...