McHenry County Opinion
-
State House, Dist. 64: TryonOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Challenger Robert Kaempfe, a Democrat from Crystal Lake, is making his second bid for a seat in the state legislature for reasons most Illinois voters probably identify ...
-
State House, Dist. 59: SugrueOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 59th House District, Democrat Carol Sente of Vernon Hills is facing off against Republican Dan Sugrue of Green Oaks. Sente was hand-picked to fill a vacancy by De...
-
State Senate Dist. 25: LauzenOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - With 18 years in General Assembly, 25th District state Sen. Chris Lauzen of Aurora is one of the area's longest-serving legislators. Given the mess that is Springfield,...
-
Cite the research on same-sex marriageOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Jim Finnegan's opposition to same-sex marriage and adoption is based on lies and prejudice that collapse like a house of cards in the first breeze that comes along. Fin...
-
Let's keep Chicago politics in ChicagoOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago politics have effectively degraded Illinois and the national economic scenes. Let's see, the Obama Health Care bill (2,900 pages) and the Illinois state budget (...
-
State House Dist. 65: MulliganOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - In Illinois' 65th House District, voters will choose between 18-year Republican incumbent Rosemary Mulligan and newcomer Democrat Wendy Gruen, both from Des Plaines. Ec...
-
Don't forget what GOP got us intoOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Have the voters forgotten the two wars and the banking crisis that the Republicans put the country in? The Democratic Congress has been in office since 2006, and Preside...
-
Dan Seals can't even vote for himselfOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - There is an irony, if one thinks about It regarding the perennial Democratic candidate Dan Seals running for the Congressional 10th District seat. First, one wonders why...
-
Praise to opponents of health care billOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrats don't realize that a zillion here and a zillion there, and before long they are talking big money. It's ironic that Democrats nationwide are running away from ...
-
Kirk not perfect; better than AlexiOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I appeal to my fellow conservatives. Like many of you, I did not vote for Mark Kirk in February's primary. I strongly disagree with some of the positions he's taken, so ...