McHenry County Opinion
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You don't want frozen chickensSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I have written once before with my negative view of chicken coops in backyards. I wanted to add a question I think should be answered. How do people intend to heat the c...
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Tell us how to vote on library planSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - At 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, the Geneva Public Library will hold a public hearing on the purchase of land for a new library location. The land is the "Cetron" proper...
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Dold has right plan for businessSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Robert Dold's campaign slogan - let's get to work! - is right on the mark. Job creation needs to be the top priority in Congress. Creating jobs and revitalizing the econ...
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Mean-spirited letter shouldn't have runSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Maybe your intent in publishing John Morgan's contribution, "Here's why people vote Republican," was to allow this man to publicly demonstrate his mean-spiritedness. If ...
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'Dream Act' is morally deficientSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - In the "Dream Act" being pushed by Sen. Reid, et al, we have graphic evidence of an action that is morally deficient in at least three ways. First, that the administrat...
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Enough smear ads, Gov. QuinnSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been watching the political ads over the last two weeks and noted that Pat Quinn's ads clearly attempt to show that Bill Brady is not a mainstream candidate. Quin...
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Rant against GOP was way off baseSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - In response to John Morgan's rant about Republicans, here is a rant about Democrats. In doing a bit of profiling on my own, I've come to the conclusion that Mr. Morgan i...
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Questions about backyard chickensSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - This is an open letter to the Village of West Dundee and would-be chicken owners. Just how well are people thinking this through? Is there going to be someone to oversee...
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Tell us where you'd like to cut spendingSep 22, 2010 11:00 pm - This is an open letter to the tea party supporters. All of those who want to slash government spending, please tell us what programs you will cut. The Bush administratio...
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Tax holiday a boon to stateSep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois Retail Merchants Association released its report on Illinois' sales tax holiday, and has declared it "a big success." They reported "Christmas-caliber shopp...