McHenry County Opinion
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Mark Walker good for local businessSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - This election season, the biggest question we have to ask is which candidates will get our state back to work? That's why I will be voting for Mark Walker for state rep...
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Graduate says Dist. 211 prepared her wellSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm a 2010 graduate from Conant High School and am now a freshman at the University of Iowa. I recently e-mailed my two AP English teachers from high school to thank the...
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Harris is our best hope in legislatureSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing to ask my family, friends, and colleagues in the Northwest suburbs to join me in supporting David Harris in the state representative's race for the 66th dis...
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Walker thoughtful, and works hardSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Times are tough. This November, we can't afford the same crop of career politicians who promise everything and have no plan to make it happen. We need serious, independe...
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Sue gangs? Host meetings? Why not?Sep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - With fanfare last week, Kane County State's Attorney John Barsanti said he was suing 81 Latin Kings gang members who live in the Kane County part of Elgin. Gang members ...
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Laws could diminish weather extremesSep 19, 2010 11:00 pm - We all remember the 2008 Midwest flood - the "500-year storms" that dropped 12 inches of rain above normal in areas of Illinois and damaged homes and businesses across L...
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Those who run should not hideSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Is it too obvious to say that when someone runs for office, his or her life becomes an open book? Or, in today's terms, an easily accessed Web page? Perhaps not. Some se...
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Kirk's health care position superiorSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A quick review of Mark Kirk's web page under the "Issues: Healthcare" section may give readers an insight into the candidate's core principles with regard to the economy...
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Elgin rehab program good for communitySep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I have an idea that the person who wrote about the flaws of the rehab program in Elgin doesn't know much about what is happening in Elgin with homes that have been vacat...
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Don't empower larger evilsSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - On Page 18 of the Sept. 10 edition, you show a U.S. flag being burned by lawyers in Pakistan. Meanwhile, the whole world is supposedly up in arms about a minister from a...