McHenry County Opinion
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Stopping voucher plan the right moveMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a good thing that the school voucher idea died in legislation recently. If vouchers ever do become the norm I fear that the result would be worrisome at best. High ...
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History shows we've done this beforeMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Why are so many people upset about what Arizona is doing? Back during the Great Depression, President Herbert Hoover deported all the illegal aliens in order to make job...
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A need for strong federal governmentMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The current situation in the Gulf of Mexico is a good example of watching what you pray for because it might happen to you. The Confederate south since the beginning of ...
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West indictment a test of legal systemMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times" (Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities), aptly describes the on going investigation and now indictment of Kane Coun...
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Rand Paul, tea party lack substanceMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - After listening to the actual interviews given by Rand Paul (as opposed to the experts educated by listening to the 10 second sound bites on the news program of their ch...
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Constable ignores bigger problemMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - After reading the title of Burt Constable's article "Who pays the price for crossing line to 'steal' education?" I thought, finally someone has the guts to broach this s...
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Financial 'reform' will likely hurtMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I read with interest today a letter written by David Vite, president of an organization called the Illinois Retail Merchants Association. The point of the letter was to ...
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Drop out of Senate raceMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Richard Blumenthal is the Connecticut Democrat candidate for the U.S. Senate next November. However, a series of false statements and lies about having served in Vietnam...
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Story of waste belonged on Page 1May 27, 2010 11:00 pm - An excellent article on Illinois' All Kids $79.1 million health insurance program was published by the Daily Herald on May 12. The article reported on an audit of the pr...
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Intellectuals don't know everythingMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I do not understand how you can add 35 million more people to health insurance and be able to save money. If I add two more people to my family and include them on my he...