McHenry County Opinion
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How about a staycation?Aug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - So Michelle Obama took a modest little vacation to Spain this month, but what I'm wondering is this: Has the first lady ever taken a vacation to Washington D. C.? Perhap...
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Furlough days do affect pensionsAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Wow, the Mighty Quinn wants to take two days' pay per month away from all nonunion employees. Now I see why he gave all his pals those big pay increases. He says pension...
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Why not break all the laws?Aug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - After reading the article, "Relief for Illegal immigrants?" in the World and Nation section of the July 31 newspaper, I felt compelled as a good citizen of this country ...
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Those in office are the problemAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - We as a country, and probably a world, would be much better off and safer concerning banking practices if we would reform Congress instead of them applauding themselves ...
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Method of protest defeats the purposeAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - According to James Finnegan of Barrington, rights were violated when police asked him to take down the graphic pictures and disperse an abortion protest in Lake Zurich. ...
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Violence remains strong statesideAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - On August 2, President Obama announced that violence in Iraq is the lowest it has been in years. This announcement must surely bring great joy and comfort to the people ...
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Health Works aids foster familiesAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - My husband and I are taxpaying residents of Kane County, and like more than 100 other families in the county, we are also foster parents. I write this letter for all the...
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Leaders in Capitol are out of touchAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - It is a travesty that the federal government sued Arizona to prevent that state from acting against people who are in the country illegally. That it has neglected to enf...
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A little peace at restaurants, please?Aug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Why is it that the dining rooms at so many of today's restaurants, including the finer ones, are acoustically designed to sound like Grand Central Station? To have a con...
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Not all should have right to bear bulletsAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The National Rifle Association is very influential and demands that people have the right to own a gun. In order to accommodate the gun owners and, at the same time, con...