McHenry County Opinion
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Don't let Vick off the hookDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I want to explain how animal lovers feel about Michael Vick. Vick's story is not a metaphor, like “If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to see, did it real...
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Focus on the gifts money can't buyDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Last May the greatest gift I was ever given in life was taken from me — my mom, Bernice. Mom epitomized the spirit of Christmas, showing love, making sacrifices for ever...
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Costs, taxes are out of controlDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - When I was in grade school, there were hardly any taxes, and in history we were told Russia was exceedingly high in taxes. People were taxed to death. Well, things have...
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Good government finds efficienciesDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Have you seen any specific evidence of cutting costs of any program that exists now in the U.S. economy? I hear no one who can cite details where actual programs are bei...
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Vick not fit to own a dogDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a proud owner of a pit bull and an advocate for humane treatment of all dogs. To hear that Michael Vick wants to own a dog angers me. Does he think that people hav...
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Christmas isn't a threat to freedomsDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - For years Christmas was celebrated as “the birth of Christ.” Later it became very commercial and was celebrated more with Santa, holiday songs and lighted houses, govern...
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Vandals won't spoil his holiday spiritDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - While I can totally appreciate how the Michels family must have felt as described in the Dec. 20 article, I must implore them to hang in there. I personally have experie...
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Generosity keeps center goingDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - We, the board members of the Elburn & Countryside Community Center would like to express our appreciation to all of the businesses that purchased a tree or wreath for ou...
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Digging locally to make a differenceDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - We want to be indispensable to you. That's nothing new. As we said earlier this week, that means we want to engage, surprise and delight you. We want to cover our commun...
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Reason for Foster to be out of touchDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - I believe that Greg Guckenberger's anger in not being able to e-mail Congressman Foster may be directed at the wrong person. I read in the paper and saw on TV that all c...