McHenry County Opinion
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New revenues never solve problemsDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Remember when there was no state income tax, only a sales tax? The Illinois legislature passed a sales tax and that was going to fix the economy. Remember when the sale...
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Where's this celebrated economic recovery?Dec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Here we go again, hearing lip service by the administration, telling us how things are getting so much better. The economy is getting better, the jobless numbers are goi...
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Make buses easier to useDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Public transportation systems in the suburbs have very limited routes in very limited areas. By making more routes and stops more often, the public transportation system...
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U.S. should end ties to U.N.Dec 08, 2010 12:00 am - It has become apparent to me, that membership and economic support of the United Nations, although once a good idea, has become a negative as far as the United States of...
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Protect America's wildernessDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Last Monday marked 50 years to the day since President Eisenhower established what would become one of America's most beloved natural treasures: the Arctic National Wild...
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Blame schools for your tax increasesDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - If you want a good candidate to blame for the excessive tax increases in townships of Schaumburg, Elk Grove and Barrington, look no further than Palatine-Schaumburg High...
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A measure of faith in political changeDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Who would have thought that a blueprint for controlling government excess would come from a Chicago Democrat? Yet, here we have new Cook County Board President Toni Prec...
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Column notoriously dredges the pastDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Mr. Cohen's column notoriously dredges the past. His latest, scourging President Bush for invading Iraq is yet another example. Could he please stop his whining? I thin...
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I beg to differ, Senator KirkDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Sen. Kirk seems to think there is a more direct link than I do between the Mexican/American border and the teenagers in Illinois who were brought here by their parents a...
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Boy, do we need some role modelsDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Some of us claim that the professional athletes such as Mark McGuire, Sammy Sosa or Barry Bonds fail in one of the purposes which we assign them. That is the job of role...