McHenry County Opinion
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Free market won't regulate itself, need common-sense reformJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I can think of no problem that is more important for us to understand than the root cause of the financial meltdown. I have read many Fence Post submissions, including a...
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Soldiers' sacrifices are front-page newsJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently, in a very small paragraph, the Daily Herald reported that in less than 12 days, 23 soldiers had lost their lives. I wonder how many were injured and how many c...
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Keep right to elect Kane County coronerJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Did you read the story in the Daily Herald about the Kane County Board offering the public a choice on the ballot regarding the coroner's office? It suggested that we wi...
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Not shocked by Obama's business policyJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Usually we think of CEOs as sophisticated and data-driven, making tough choices based on hard facts. But CEOs have demonstrated incredible naiveté over the last decade t...
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More work needed to expand gun rightsJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Well it's finally settled. The Second Amendment is as the Founding Fathers wished it to be. Every elected politician swears on the Bible to uphold the Constitution. If t...
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Valley Community Bank not a spider to be squishedJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I went to my bathroom sink the other morning to wash my hands. Simple enough, until I spotted the tiniest of spiders struggling to climb out of the basin. Every time it ...
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Quinn should either step up or step downJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The state of Illinois has a proposed budget of $26 billion and a budget deficit of $13 billion - an ocean of red ink. It is a budget deficit that is 50 percent of the bu...
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Give taxpayers details on salaries paid by school boardJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you for the excellent investigating and reporting on the article "Paid to go away." It seems all levels of government in Illinois are stealing from the taxpayers. ...
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Soapbox: Quinn's swagger and the real cost of the discountJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Taking too much credit: Gov. Pat Quinn is bragging daily about new laws he's signing, as if he alone made them a reality. After Quinn failed to persuade the legis...
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Are reasons to fight parking lot hidden?Jul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I wonder if the July 18 article about community opposition to the expansion of the Des Plaines Islamic Community Center parking lot really covers all sides of the issue....