McHenry County Opinion
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Kids say the darnedest thingsApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to a call for volunteers from State Rep. Mike Tryon to help out at the McHenry County Farm Bureau's AG Expo, I worked as a chaperon for a wonderful group of ...
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Obama a Republican in Democrat's clothingApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In just 14 short months, President Obama has become a serious challenger for the title of the greatest Republican president of the last 50 years. He has accomplished th...
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Arms treaty makes senseApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I think that the latest arms limitation treaty is wonderful. No sane person would prefer to be superior in murder. Just because someone has blown up the world doesn't gi...
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Get rid of AK-47sApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Republicans are accusing Democrats of being soft on terrorism. Wait a minute! Wasn't it Republican Speaker of the House Dennis Hastert who sat on the bill to extend the ...
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U.S. running out of income sourcesApr 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Since student loan reform was tacked onto the health care reform bill, of course, it was passed. There is nothing new about it. The doctor fix was left out of health car...
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Where was notice of school survey?Apr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The Batavia school board has just pulled a fast one on the citizens of Batavia. In this past weekend's Daily Herald (nothing in the Kane County Chronicle) there was an a...
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Reader wants restitutionApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - When these incompetent politicians are dismissed in November they receive a pension, health care and perks. I don't want to pay them - I want restitution from them for a...
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It's time to vote GreenApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The latest report indicates that nearly 17 percent of our workers are either unemployed or underemployed. Our infrastructure, and school and health care systems are fail...
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Rebalance tax systemApr 17, 2010 11:00 pm - For half a century, we've heard politicians talk about cutting our taxes. From Kennedy to Reagan and Bush, Congress has trimmed and cut. But what has been the result? Mi...
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Find other ways to cut costs in U-46Apr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - School District U-46 has a large deficit that the board of education is trying to reduce. Like many other districts in Illinois, the problem is partially because the sta...