McHenry County Opinion
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Bean on the right side of historyApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Social Security. Medicare. Civil rights. These are historic legislative victories that changed the lives of generations of Americans for the better. Now, thanks in part ...
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It's getting harder to believe DemocratsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - As a payoff to Bart Stupak and his small band of followers for changing their minds on health "insurance reform," President Obama signed (behind closed doors, without an...
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Don't just blame teachersApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Mr. Navarrette, this letter is in response to your April 6 column, titled "U.S. not making the grade on reforms." As a semiretired public school educator, I agree with s...
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Take remapping out of lawmakers' handsApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Over the years Illinois has know as a state that consists heavily of corrupt government. With governors and representatives being convicted of crimes there is a need for...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Leave the FOIA law alone: Members of the Illinois Senate should know we'll be watching this week if Aurora state Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia's assault on the Freedom ...
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Health reform step toward helping allApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Reading all the letters on the subject of health reform I am amazed at all the numbers being quoted. How do people know that 60 percent of the population opposes health ...
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Census should stay on pointApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - You can't watch TV or read a paper without seeing a PR about "The Census." They highlight the need to fill out the form so that we get the right number of representative...
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'Reform' more like 'recipe' for disasterApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - There isn't anyone I have talked with who would disagree the current health care system is in need of reform. However, the issue with supporting the bill as passed is th...
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Why are conservatives only speaking now?Apr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - It's amazing to me how all these Republican fiscal conservatives have been coming out of the woodwork since President Obama and the Democrats took over. Where were they...
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Thoughts on carp eradicationApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - There has been an ongoing battle over the Asian carp. The main worry is that it will get in the Great Lakes and destroy the sport fishing resources. Other states, like M...