McHenry County Opinion
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Poor choice to lead Obama’s jobs panelJan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Poor choice to lead Obama’s jobs panel Recently President Obama appointed Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE, to head his newly created Council On Jobs and Competitiveness. ...
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It’s government that ‘fell down on the job’Jan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - President Obama says the U. S. “fell down on the job.” Who fell? Not the nearly 10 percent who are unemployed and the additional nearly 10 percent of people who have gi...
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Thanks to those who bought booksJan 28, 2011 12:00 am - Christmas has been boxed up and packed away for another year, but I’m sure that the books purchased at Barnes & Noble during the Million Books for A Million Children Hol...
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This is not ‘Obama’s debt’Jan 28, 2011 12:00 am - A political cartoon Jan. 23 depicted a Land of Oz in which President Obama, as Dorothy, stands next to a house labeled “debt,” which has crushed Uncle Sam, playing the r...
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Death penalty as revenge? Sure.Jan 28, 2011 12:00 am - In answer to the Fence Post letter dated Jan, 21 by Linda Sobieski of Elburn, you have hit the nail square on the head. How many people does one have to kill to deserve ...
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We’re working on fixing bridgesJan 28, 2011 12:00 am - The McHenry County Division of Transportation (MCDOT) applauds the Daily Herald for the attention it gave our area’s deteriorating bridge infrastructure in the Dec. 22 “...
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No gravel mining; you have my voteJan 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District board is to be commended for efforts to preserve more open lands by asking permission from voters in an April referendum for the...
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Hypocrisy in Walsh’s health care voteJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Our newly elected congressman from the 8th District, Joe Walsh, said that he was “proud” to have cast one of his first votes to repeal the Affordable Healthcare Act. Thi...
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Sports fans stuck with Imrem for lifeJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - It seems to me that the readers of Mike Imrem's column in the Sports section of the Daily Herald are stuck with Mike Imrem's inane use of newsprint space for life. All ...
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Tax hike necessary to tackle deficitJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Conservative Republicans really need to do some soul-searching. Carefully consider the actions of congressional Republican leaders as to whether they really make sense a...