McHenry County Opinion
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Make buyers pay for war on drugsOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It is alarming to read cartels are coming into the suburbs to lure our vulnerable youth into addiction. We are failing in our war on drugs. Targeting the dealers has not...
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Harris will help get state on trackOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I have lived in Illinois all my life, and I have never felt as uncertain about the future here in Illinois as I do now. Illinois has slipped to the bottom of the barrel ...
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TV show host has no empathyOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently MSNBC added a new political program, Lawrence O'Donnell, “The Last Word. Yep, it's the same guy from years ago in the McLaughlin group who was disruptive, insul...
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Do not call means just what it saysOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Memo to Mark, Alexi, et al: I'm on the do-not-call list. I know that politicians gave themselves an exemption when they wrote that law, so that explains why you can call...
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Lincoln-Obama comparison off baseOct 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Donna Brazile's commentary, “Look to history to help save the American dream," on Oct. 5 is so far off base it needs a response. How many Americans would agree that a co...
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Steer clear of counterfeit goodsOct 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Precious few among us can afford to buy a Gucci bag. Or a Rolex watch. But many of us still wear and carry them well, a convincing facsimile either knowing they're fak...
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Dart has protected the most vulnerableOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart has many accomplishments to the degree of being recognized as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine. Dart tir...
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Library association has too much powerOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The annual Banned Book Week, which ended Saturday, is an outright farce and an insult to the taxpaying public. The American Library Association uses this deceptive and d...
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Elect Kirk, stop higher taxesOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The country's deficit is ballooning out of control, and some politicians in Washington have a plan to fix it without raising income taxes: a value-added tax (VAT) that D...
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Writer makes good points, save oneOct 04, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm writing in regard to Richard Kamp's letter Sept. 22 regarding backyard chickens. While I do appreciate his point that people should think long and hard about taking ...