McHenry County Opinion
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There's no such thing as poverty in AmericaApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Whenever the liberal progressives push social justice they always point to the poor as examples. They tug at your heart and if you don't agree they ask, why you don't li...
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Unemployed, sick didn't choose fateApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - As a gainfully employed American taxpayer for the last 38+ years, I feel extremely fortunate to not have to suffer the indignity and humiliation that the right wing cons...
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Don't smear right wingApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The other day Eugene Robinson wrote a collumn in the Daily Herald about the recent arrest of the Michigan based domestic terror group. This column seemed very biased, se...
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Stop signs, lights are not optionalApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Stop: To cease or halt the movement, progress, action, or operation of. (Heritage Dictionary) Once again I was almost rear-ended by a soccer mom talking on her cell phon...
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Set priorities for public spendingApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - We need policemen, firemen and teachers. We do not need a lieutenant governor. We could use a financial manager. Let's start to prioritize our tax money. If the financia...
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How could salary rise while stocks fallApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Allstate CEO, Thomas J. Wilson, cuts 2,000 full-time employees and pockets an additional $2.44 million for himself. That's on top of the $7.96 million he made in 2008. B...
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Think before you leave a standard tipApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In addition to tips, restaurant serves are paid wages, so this is plenty, right? No! The wages are designed to be enough to pay income tax on tips and no more. Also, pa...
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Kirk not listening to his constituentsApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I felt the necessity to write my local congressman Mark Kirk. I usually don't get a response and I felt that it was important to tell the public that some of the people ...
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Let's stress how to turn leftApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the hardest things about driving seems to when it is safe to make a left turn. Today's story about two kids turning left (I assume) into Waubonsee Community Colle...
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Bravo to all you public defendersApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent news story about the attack on court-appointed attorney Ron Dolak exemplifies the difficulty of the job of being a criminal defense lawyer, particularly a cou...