McHenry County Opinion
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Mussman the victim of silly tacticOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Michelle Mussman did not vote on issues such as reducing the Stroger sales tax increase. She did not vote on building new libraries and health care centers. She did not ...
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Texting, driving a teen epidemicOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Last week's front page Daily Herald story, “Texting teen drives car into garage,” again focuses on the dangers inherent in distracted teen driving. It serves as a wake-u...
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Squeaky pen gets hoped-for resultsOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - This is a follow-up to my letter you printed on Oct. 11. It was about the streetlight that was out since Aug. 23. A rep from ComEd called at 10:15 a.m. on Oct. 11. He as...
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Know the facts on breast cancer risksOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald reported that a new law allocates $9 million yearly through 2014 to provide an educational program in order to reduce breast cancer incidence among youn...
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Harris is right man at the right timeOct 30, 2010 11:00 pm - My thanks to the Daily Herald Editorial Board for getting it right when they endorsed David Harris for State Representative in the 66th District. David has run a respect...
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Face challenges with greater effortOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I live in Los Angeles, and have no business to comment about the College of DuPage's expansion plans, opposed by the Daily Herald's editorial staff. Yet I am writing the...
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Experience, values speak for KirkOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Why am I voting for Mark Kirk for Senate? Mark Kirk is fiscally conservative. Mark Kirk sees Illinois families living on budgets and knows Washington needs to do the sam...
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Brownfield give us truthOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Our nation and our state have many challenges as we dig our way out of mounting deficits. We as citizens and voters need to face the situation honestly, research the opt...
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Colorful analysis or editorializing?Oct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended the recent Leagues of Women Voters forum and was appalled at the behavior of some in the audience. The Herald carried a front-page story of the event that err...
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Bean distorted facts in primary electionOct 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I've read the letters talking about Melissa Bean's lack of public meetings with her constituents and her failure to return phone calls. Even more appalling to me was her...