McHenry County Opinion
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Learn about lung cancerNov 24, 2010 10:00 pm - November is International Lung Cancer Awareness Month. The official color of lung cancer awareness is clear, but it might as well be invisible to most Americans. There i...
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A better way to share the holidaysNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - With the holiday season fast approaching, I would like to share some traditions our family has embraced to make it an enjoyable experience for all. As I watched my famil...
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Learn from history during wartimeNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - We need in wartime to ask the question, Why? This is the month we celebrate Veterans Day. As a veteran of World War II, I recently read two articles that stirred up past...
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Fence Post is people's soap boxNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - The Fence Post has been the people's soap box. This is no longer true when a post includes a title and the name of a utility company, lobbying organization or corporatio...
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Check the facts in breast cancer studiesNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - A few questions in response to Nancy Dukewich, R.N. Fence Post article on Nov. 7. Is there an increase in the number of breast cancer cases among women since March 1973?...
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Why must we pay the price for idiocy?Nov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - We just found that our tax bill for our home in the south part of Arlington Heights has increased a whopping 19.22 percent from last year. Are these people out of their ...
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Taxpayers, show your indignationNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - I just received my second installment property tax bill. Considering the economic climate, I expected it to stay the same or increase slightly. Even though my assessed v...
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Smoker goes outside Illinois to gambleNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - With reference to a Nov. 14 Associated Press article published titled “Casinos blame smoking ban for drop on revenue,” I felt compelled to put my 2 cents in. There's no...
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Inpatient/outpatient issue a travestyNov 23, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a 71-year-old woman with a chronic health problem. After reading the article in the Nov. 14 edition titled, “A $13,000 problem,” I am angry and afraid. A woman stay...
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The injustice in the justice systemNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - A word to Lake County tax payers involved in a lawsuit: You can sue anybody, for anything, anytime. Take your case to court and experience postponement, continuances, de...