McHenry County Opinion
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Fireworks a problem in CarpentersvilleJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I thought firecrackers were illegal in Illinois, but maybe not so in Carpentersville. Why is it then for every holiday - and sometimes for nothing - our neighborhood sou...
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Make rewarding good part of planJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently, the Mundelein Police Department initiated their campaign to "oust" specific individuals from participating in the Mundelein carnival. I'd really like to know w...
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Watch out for 'let's make a deal'Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - You remember how we were sold the war in Iraq, right? Existential threats, weapons of mass destruction, terrorism links, all very dramatic. Oh hey, you mean oil revenue ...
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Pretty, but too tall for trafficJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to commend the city of Elgin on the beautification of the stretch of Wing Park Boulevard south of Wing Park. The center island with its trees, flowers and t...
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It's time to hold Toyota responsibleJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The Toyota Motor Car Company has been running commercials on television thanking its customers for their loyalty. Yeah, sure. The over fifty deaths caused by defects in ...
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How will Walmart not stimulate economy?Jul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I find it fascinating when people want to voice their negative opinions about a subject and never offer a counterpoint. Susan Grandt of Elgin recently wrote on how the h...
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Let's show more respect for authorityJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent flap over the general's remarks brings to my mind a bigger, more pervasive issue: the lack of respect for authority. This attitude that anyone can say anythin...
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Estrich columns are worth readingJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I rarely find myself drawn to editorials, but since I have started to read the Daily Herald I seem to be drawn toward Susan Estrich's column. In her May 17 article "Sexi...
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Obama learned the truth hurtsJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding General McChrystal, while his personal feelings regarding Obama may be correct, as a general, there was no place for his comments to go public. Regarding Obama...
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Illinois needs Kirk, a fiscal conservativeJul 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Mark Kirk is a fiscal conservative who was a co-sponsor of the Balanced Budget Amendment, voted against the trillion-dollar stimulus bill which has failed and only incre...