McHenry County Opinion
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Right to carry is fundamental oneFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - The murder rate has been steadily declining since 1993, and the number of guns in American households has increased by several million every year, peaking at more than 1...
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Consider an immigrant’s potentialFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - I always have been proud of being both an immigrant and an American citizen. However, the pending legislation in Arizona and the sentiment toward legal and undocumented ...
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Elgin’s ‘green’ loan program flawlessFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Newspapers are often criticized for being too skeptical, of being critical of everything. Consider the old City News Bureau maxim: “If your ...
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Happy days are gone againFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - The Democrats, once the people’s party, coined a song of “Happy Days” on winning elections and after the passing of an income tax increase of 67 percent by the lame-duck...
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Punish bad guys, not all gun ownersFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - After reading the letter, “More guns doesn’t mean fewer crimes,” I have to wonder how people think. Some statistics from the Violence Policy Center are quoted. Gun owner...
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Time to recall state lawmakersFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - This is an open letter/comment to Bill Brown’s Fence Post of Sunday, Jan. 23. I am behind a recall of all elected lawmakers who voted for the Illinois tax increase. The ...
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Illinois needs death penaltyFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Abolition of the death penalty in Illinois is not the answer. Some criminals need to die for their heinous crimes, and that is why the death penalty exists. It is the ju...
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Wants a vote on state spendingFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - I recently read in the Opinion Page “A starting point to cut state spending.” Thank you, Daily Herald, for the daily wake-up calls. Salaries at $31,426 for tollway board...
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Legal abortion = safe abortionFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - The news of Kermit Gosnell’s reputed “house of horrors,” in the Jan. 19 Daily Herald horrifies pro-choice Americans. Not because of bad press, but because his is the vis...
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Maybe state should just go bankruptFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - We now hear in the national business media that “Illinois strikes fear in bond buyers.” Here we are facing an increase in personal and corporate income taxes, and we hom...