McHenry County Opinion
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Looking for a palm to greaseMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Ignorantly, I have been lecturing my children on the value of studying hard and getting good grades. I foolishly continue investing in their future through tutors, after...
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Teacher unions must change their demandsMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Daily Herald article "Education unions call for a tax increase" (May 14) Mr. Steve Preckwinkle of the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) was quoted as criticiz...
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Kudos to immigrant who became citizenMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Peter Garcia for his letter in the May 19 Fence Post. He says exactly what many of us citizens think and feel about illegal immi...
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Things couldn't get any worse for SoxMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I've been a White Sox fan for many, many years. I cannot even remember when the Sox looked so pathetic. Hitting is not there and from the vaunted pitching staff that was...
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Time for some belt tighteningMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Why can't the Kane County officials really represent the needs of the people who elected them? Their constituents are going through the worst economic times since the Gr...
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Claypool is best pick for Cook assessorMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Current Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Joseph Berrios is also chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party. He is one of the persons who reviews your tax asses...
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Small Arms Treaty can only do harmMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Secretary of State Clinton (the Obama administration) has committed the U.S. to supporting the U.N. Small Arms Treaty. The outcome of this treaty, if adopted by the U.S....
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Barack Obama has mixed up prioritiesMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - So President Obama believes Arizona's immigration law, which closely mirrors federal law, is misguided. Well, he can believe what he wants and so can I. Here is what I b...
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Leaders must follow U.S. ConstitutionMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Just imagine, a middle class family, living in a modest, middle-class home, being paid for by a hardworking, law-abiding citizen, in a quiet, middle-class neighborhood, ...
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Today's U.S. a nation dividedMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Thanks to multiculturalism, the United States has gone from the world's "melting pot" to the world's "salad bowl," and I for one wish a return to the former. What made t...