McHenry County Opinion
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Brady budget plan full of holesSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - On Aug. 10, 2010 the Herald-Whig, (whig.com/story/news/Bill-Brady-081010), reported that gubernatorial candidate Brady said he would balance the state's budget in the fi...
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Say no to chicken coops in the burbsSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - What kind of town do we live in that allows us to raise farm animals? I understand a neighbor in West Dundee wants to put up a chicken coop in their back yard and raise ...
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Critics often wrong about DemocratsSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Letters to Fence Post too frequently portray Democrats and liberals as if they were enemies of this country. This message seems to originate from conservative media host...
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GOP puts American values secondSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - If Republicans are the party of country first, being American, patriotic and being a good Christian, how come they: A) Give big businesses tax breaks, incentives to clo...
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Schmidt did not refute tax claimsSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - A newspaper's biases are too often revealed in headlines that misrepresent the content of the article. This is almost universally true of the Daily Herald's coverage of ...
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Families should decide mosque issueSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Let the families of those who lost their loved ones in the horrible devastation of those two towers in New York on 9/11 decide what to build near ground zero - not the M...
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Kane wellness program bad deal for taxpayersSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - To those Kane County employees, Michael Isaacson, who feel that the $4,000 of the taxpayers money spent on the wellness programs is tax money well spent, I have a questi...
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Obama's been working hard, but not for youSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Recent articles talk about our president taking another vacation, this time in Maine. But let's face it, he deserves a vacation. Since the oil spill April 20 he has been...
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DeWitte needs to spend taxes wiselySep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I am amazed at how vehemently St. Charles Mayor Don DeWitte came to the defense of city union electricians who make an average wage and benefits of $136,000. The mayor s...
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Find appropriate site for N.Y. mosqueSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - No one could possibly object to the right of religious freedom, guaranteed by our Constitution, which we have no desire to change. The objection is the New York mosque/c...