McHenry County Opinion
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We pay for Lou Bianchi’s prosecutionFeb 16, 2011 12:00 am - In June of 2009 Amy Dalby pleaded guilty to unlawfully copying and removing over 5,000 documents off her county computer. The bill for the 18-month investigation and pro...
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Some thanks for state workersFeb 16, 2011 12:00 am - Quite often while reading your letters, there are so many negative comments that I feel quite overwhelmed. I would like to change that tide and offer some praise to some...
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Health care now; health care for allFeb 16, 2011 12:00 am - The very small yet significant step we have made toward leveling the health care playing field for all Americans is now under attack. Some of our newly elected officials...
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Fight to stop medical potFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Illinois must not become the 16th state to legalize medical marijuana. Legalization of medical marijuana in Illinois would contradict the position taken against l...
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Health care repeal would be setbackFeb 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Congressional Republicans, intent on health care repeal, claim to speak “for the American people.” Yet, the GOP repeatedly ignores current polling showing that only 18 p...
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Single-payer Medicare is answerFeb 15, 2011 12:00 am - Last week the Republicans tried to repeal the Affordable Health Care for America Act. Republicans want to be known for their fiscal responsibility and opposition to the ...
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Don’t eliminate health care lawFeb 15, 2011 12:00 am - I just don’t get it. Republicans are wasting our time and money trying to overturn the Affordable Care Act. Any way they can obstruct, they will. They have no idea or ch...
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So what if they sleep in office?Feb 15, 2011 12:00 am - Action by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to force congressmen from sleeping in their offices has me scratching my bald head. Surely it is, if nothi...
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The urgency of this scary fish storyFeb 15, 2011 12:00 am - This isn’t the first time concerns have been raised about an invasive species threatening Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes. Over the years, ecologists, biologists and f...
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Obama fiddles with America’s futureFeb 14, 2011 11:00 pm - In light of the recent uprising in Egypt and Yemen, the United States is now like the Broadway character in “Fiddler on the Roof.” Our oil supply is in danger and ab...