McHenry County Opinion
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Thank for help in cancer fightMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - National Volunteer Week, April 18-24, is designated to recognize all volunteers and celebrate the spirit of volunteerism. At the American Cancer Society in Batavia, we a...
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Emphasis on health will cut costs of careMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Regarding the April 17 Fence Post, "Giving up meat will resolve major issues", take heart Ms. Crawford. She wrote, "Was there any mention of promoting health and nutriti...
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Obama never was or will be on our sideMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Without a doubt, the selection of Obama as the Democratic candidate for president, makes some of the trades carried off by the Bears and Cubs look like an intellectual m...
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State is asking for 33 percent increaseMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Why does the Governor insist on talking about a 1 percent increase in tax for education? He means to raise the rate from 3 percent to 4 percent. That translates into a 3...
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We can't learn from distorted historyMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing this letter after having just read an article titled "Historical reality of slaveholding can't be forgotten" by Eugene Robinson and printed in the Thursday ...
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Stupak proves votes are for sale in D.C.May 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Let April 9, 2010 be noted as the day Rep. Bart Stupak, a Michigan Democrat, closed the deal by resigning. After long battling the administration on the health care bill...
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We're taxed for care that isn't availableMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - A funny thing is happening. People are looking for their new health care coverage, the one the president has promised us and they cannot find it, they are realizing it i...
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Buck up, teachersMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Is anyone else tired of hearing the school teachers cry about being laid off and all the cuts to the budget? They think that the answer to everything is to raise taxes s...
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Teachers are worth what they makeMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - This is in response to Mr. Miller's letter saying teachers are overpaid for sitting on their butts. It is obvious that he has not spent any time in schools observing wor...
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Fewer mandates, less mercuryMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - In case you haven't realized, the cap-and-trade legislation will mandate when people sell their homes they must update them with the new energy efficient appliances, fur...