McHenry County Opinion
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Where is the apology for 9/11?Sep 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Approximately 61 percent of Americans oppose the New York mosque project, and yet the Muslims insist on wanting to build it near ground zero, where the loved ones of tho...
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Get to know the real Glenn BeckSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - It's very obvious that no one in the liberal press ever views the Glenn Beck show. Reports of his motives and thinking are very wrong. He is a true patriot! Furthermore,...
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Chicken raising and other rudenessSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - What is it about us that makes us "suburbanites?" Surely, it's more than our proximity to Chicago. It's a way of life we share, a set of expectations for our homes, our ...
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St. Charles to study its utilitiesSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - In an Aug. 24 letter, a resident expressed concern regarding the operations of the St. Charles electric utility. He made statements regarding the wages and benefits of e...
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Extending bond deadline bad ideaSep 07, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank all the people who supported me in my vote as a senior member of the McHenry County Finance Committee on Aug. 24 that approved an ordinance to be s...
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Republicans moving in wrong directionSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It is not surprising that Republican pols - for Republican, read Big Business - want to phase out Social Security (and Medicare and unemployment compensation and minimum...
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Pollak will serve his constituentsSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Last summer I tried to attend the town hall meeting sponsored by U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky at Niles West High School. It was "sold out." What I later learned was that the...
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Where will returning veterans find jobs?Sep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It's time we start thinking of our troops coming home - what do we offer them? A parade, and what else? Not a job, something to support their family. As in many wars, p...
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Progress in study of college fundingSep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - It was encouraging last week to hear a near-universal consensus of the Higher Education Finance Study Commission in favor of the concept of performance-based funding - t...
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Did father's faith sway Obama?Sep 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I wonder, since Obama's father is of the Muslim faith, could this possibly be swaying his opinion against the American people in favor of a mosque near "sacred ground" i...