McHenry County Opinion
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Paycheck Fairness Act a smoke screenNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - The Paycheck Fairness Act is another classic example of twisting misleading statistics in an effort to grow government. Baruch College Professor of Economics June E. O'N...
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No wonder people mistrust governmentNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - I just want to comment on the $20 million Batavia Recreation Center initiative that failed miserably. In the Nov. 3 Daily Herald, Batavia Park District President Patrick...
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We've learned little from the electionNov 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Thank goodness the election is over and we can now go back to watching TV without muting the disgusting political commercials. Some $3 billion was spent on these ads, an...
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Curbing Chicago Street siege needs Olympian effortNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - As President Barack Obama was smarting from a dozen stitches after an errant basketball elbow to the mouth, there was a real foul being committed here on the home front....
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Legalized cannabis could ease state debtNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to Mr. Williams' letter regarding history and our nation's debt, I would like to add that the “Noble Experiment” occurred from 1920-1933 and its repeal aided...
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Consider the public purpose of marriageNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - There has been considerable media coverage of a bill to legalize same-sex “civil unions” in Illinois. But why hasn't anyone in the media dared to address the heart of th...
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Arlington Hts. shouldn't fight unwinnable caseNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - As an Arlington Heights resident and prudent citizen, it concerns me that our village board is planning on being a defendant, incurring totally unnecessary legal and cou...
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Hersey HS community generous in driveNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - For the 39th year, John Hersey High School conducted their annual food drive from Nov. 15-Nov. 19. The annual event was coordinated by the Service Over Self Club and the...
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Finally a politician who gets pension messNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - What a refreshing article, “New Leader Forgoes Pension.” I had to check the calendar and make sure I was living in 2010 Illinois, where the history of corruption, greed ...
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More support for troops is neededNov 27, 2010 10:00 pm - We were all relieved to hear that Lt. Matt Spartz of Lombard, a soldier who is writing columns for the Daily Herald from Afghanistan, is on the mend. At the end of Mr. D...