McHenry County Opinion
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Need justifies tax hike in Deer ParkOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The village of Deer Park wants to raise its retail sales tax by a quarter percentage point to pay for long-standing road and drainage problems. The village's 2003 road p...
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If you can't tell truth now, when will you?Oct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Has the state of politics gotten to the point of he said she said, of manipulating the facts so far that we fool the public into believing a candidate is truthful and ho...
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All seniors deserve rich, full livesOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - My wife was one of three seniors who had fallen and broken their wrist. We are always making adjustments. I used to be a better than the average tennis player, recently ...
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Kurtz for county boardOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Courage, integrity and persistence are a good start for anyone aspiring to public office. As an McHenry County College trustee, Donna Kurtz had the courage to vote again...
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Bean has helped create uncertaintyOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - My name is Maria Rodriguez, and I ran against Joe Walsh in the recent primary. This letter is to urge members of the Illinois 8th Congressional District to vote for Joe ...
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Badly timed Sleepy Hollow increase does littleOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Grappling with budget deficits that have forced difficult and sometimes unpopular choices, Sleepy Hollow leaders have whittled what was once a projected $230,000 budget ...
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Metropolitan Water Reclamation DistrictOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - News reports this year have painted a picture of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District as an agency engulfed in a bureaucratic morass. The district seems increasi...
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Recall of Buffalo Grove's Stone would set bad precedentOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - As a 25-year resident of Buffalo Grove, I am very appreciative of the outstanding efforts of past and present village leaders. However, I am very concerned the removal o...
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Walker stands up for women, childrenOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank our new state representative, Mark Walker, for taking an active role in standing up to domestic violence. In addition to domestic violence laws in Spring...
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Make sure we elect the right peopleOct 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a concerned neighbor of yours. Here is why: Early last month I marched in the 40th annual Schaumburg Labor Day parade down Summit Avenue. I saw all of those wonderf...