McHenry County Opinion
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Saturday SoapboxJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Be ready for emergencies: Unprepared for power outages of the past week? The federal government says we all should be equipped to go it alone for three days, with emerge...
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Only Kirk can dig us out of money messJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - On June 9, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke again stressed the importance of reducing the federal budget deficit in his testimony before a House budget panel. As I'...
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Leaders must enforce immigration lawsJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - If President Obama and Eric Holder were in the military, they both would be court-martialed for dereliction of duty. Obama, for not protecting the people of this country...
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Help WINGS to help neighbors againJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - We've had more than a rough week of weather, but perhaps the greatest damage was done a week ago when it appears lightning might have hit a transformer, causing a fire a...
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Oil leak lesson in human nature, political philosophyJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The Gulf disaster is a lesson in human nature and political philosophy. We all view the world through the lens of our own self interest. BP's self interest is fulfilled ...
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Barton must lose after apology to oil giantsJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Should we be surprised that U.S. Rep. Joe Barton, the top recipient of the oil industry's campaign contributions since 1990, has apologized to BP for a "shakedown?" This...
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All political offices in the state legislature should have term limitsJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - We need to set a term limitation for all political offices in the state legislature. House members should be able to have four two-year terms only. Senators should be al...
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Attacks on Rep. Mark Kirk have no credibilityJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I watched State Rep. Chapa-LaVia's feeble attempt at an attack on Rep. Mark Kirk, at one point accusing him of falsely claiming to have served in Vietnam (Mark was in gr...
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Look to history for lessons on immigrationJun 24, 2010 11:00 pm - America is made up of immigrants. Most of us are proud of our heritage from other countries. But our ancestors learned English and came her legally. Maybe we should turn...
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New energy bill makes no sense, unrelated to our use of oilJun 23, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama has called for a new energy bill and for using renewables because of the BP oil spill. Linking the BP oil spill to renewables and cap and trade surpasses...