McHenry County Opinion
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Use technology to solve energy issuesMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - What a disaster. An oil rig sinks into the Gulf of Mexico. Think of it. The environmental repercussions of an oil spill are endless. The environmental harm caused by car...
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Learn from senseless killing of BowzerMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - We were deeply troubled by the recent shooting of Bowzer the beagle-cocker mix in Des Plaines by a police officer because it seems so utterly senseless. We immediately i...
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It's time we went nuclearMay 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I read the letter about "Spill Baby Spill" and the oil companies. It is sad what Big Oil and Old King Coal are trying to tell us. But I was very happy to read one of the...
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Pagano made Metra accessible to allMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing as a former plaintiff in the lawsuit once filed against Metra for lack of accessibility to disabled people, and as one of the co-chairs of the former Metra ...
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We must continue fighting al-QaidaMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Our withdrawal from Iraq seems to be a certainty. A mess has been created that will take decades for the Iraqis to solve. Our presence will not change that either way so...
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The link between lizards, environmentMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - I read with some amusement the article in the Daily Herald on May 14 regarding the threat to the world's population of lizards due to global warming. According to scient...
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That's just the way it isMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Yesterday my husband walked in the door and exclaimed, "Wow, this country sure is changing." I asked what he meant by that and he said because Jeff (son) needs a new law...
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Giving the gift of timeMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - In these tough economic times, many of us find it difficult to give money to those in need. On Saturday, May 1, seven people met at the home of a longtime Carpentersvill...
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Cut fat from the top in D300May 26, 2010 11:00 pm - As a concerned taxpayer I was wondering ... at the end of next school season 2011 when Dr. Arndt ends his term as superintendent for Community Unit District 300, will we...
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Hydroelectric is next step to clean energyMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - This is in reference to my letter submitted and published in Fence Post on the primary election on candidates and certain aspects of the economy, primarily on energy and...