McHenry County Opinion
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Eat local food, eat healthierDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Kane County is focusing more on buying organic produce and an alternative is to support local farmers. Kane County should be boosting its economy by buying local produce...
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Lazarus House can helpDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently the Kane County Coroner's office officially declared the cause of a recent Geneva death a suicide. How sad that one of our neighbors could feel so hopeless that...
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Mistake to resend Schakowsky to D.C.Dec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Congratulations, Illinois, you've now re-elected Jan Schakowsky, possibly the least comprehensive representative any state could want. Two more years of wasted space. Pa...
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Obama speech more harmful than goodDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Dec. 7, 1941, has had a long history of being a day we reflect on for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and how that act drew the United States into World War II. It was certa...
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View climate change over long termDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - In the aftermath of the Cancun Climate Change meetings, I would direct readers to http://www.accuracyproject.org/recordtemps.html, listing the record high and low temper...
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DREAM Act just another expenseDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Since there are so many children of U.S. citizens who cannot afford to attend college, why are so many people in favor of the DREAM Act? Unless I am misunderstanding som...
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Why not let voters decide?Dec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Due to the anticipated rise in population after the results of the recent census, Elgin will add two more seats to the city council. This would increase Elgin's council ...
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Prohibition won't work with guns eitherDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - It was refreshing to read the letter in the Dec. 5 edition of the Daily Herald from D. Holtz Sr. regarding gun control versus gun rights. Finally a rational voice amid a...
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Don't overtax working familiesDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama and the Democratic Congress inherited an utter financial mess from President Bush: wars we can't afford, unjustified tax breaks for rich, evisceration of...
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GOP now defying military reportDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Now that the Pentagon has released the long-awaited report on DADT, and it shows clearly that gays serving openly in the military will have little to no effect on combat...