McHenry County Opinion
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English will not be spoken in here in response of reform proposalsJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A mainstay of immigration reform proposals and the pro-legalization rhetoric brewing in Washington is that any path to citizenship must require prospective citizens to l...
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Federal meddling brings culpability, should get out of the wayJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A letter in the June 25 Daily Herald suggests greater "regulation" as the solution to such problems as the massive leak 5,000 feet underwater in the Gulf. That presumes,...
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Time to get American troops out of AfghanistanJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that Gen. Stanley McChrystal has been dismissed for insubordination the President should, after nine years of sacrificing hundreds of American lives and billions of ...
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Volunteers came to aid of shelter in need after the stormJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Thank you so much to everyone that helped Animal House Shelter recently! Things were pretty rough after the storm. Our power went out as soon as the storm started around...
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Young workers being taken advantage ofJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Young workers are really being taken advantaged of. By the time they retire, Social Security and Medicare will be cut way back. In the meantime, they must carry the load...
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Man-made DNA has serious risks, dangersJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The article, "A step to artificial life: Man-made DNA powers cell," regarding the benefits of a genetically synthesized cell, is wrong. This new cell does have benefits ...
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Obama has restored honor to White HouseJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Fence Post has published letters expressing the view that President Obama is a mistake. To that view, we must take great exception. The biggest mistake was allowing the...
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Whose job was it to protect us from the oil spill?Jun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - All of us expect our government to protect us from everything, from terrorists to unsafe food and medicine. We pay public servants handsomely for this protection. It ha...
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Morality, not racism is the problem in today's issuesJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It would be so nice to open up this newspaper in the morning and receive information that makes common sense. Instead I read about a committee of health care professiona...
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Weigh overpopulation in immigration debateJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I, for one, am in agreement with the 51 percent of Americans that favor Arizona's new law to crack down on illegal aliens. For the past 40 or 50 years expert population ...