McHenry County Opinion
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Time for fire district to pony upApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is a response and clarification to your March 25 article on the St. Charles Countryside Fire Protection District. For several years, the City of St. Charles...
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State should meet obligation to schoolsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Education funding in Illinois is outrageous and illegal. It may surprise you, but this quote is from the constitution of the state of Illinois, Article X, Section 1: "Th...
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Come together to make America betterApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - What is happening to our country? All the things that are in the news are extremely alarming. A boy punches another boy in a fight. The mother of one sees the other boy...
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Time to fight for less governmentApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The U.S. is $13 trillion in debt. Illinois is $13 billion in debt. The governments are out of money but expanding like mad. The government gives sweetheart pensions to g...
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Dubious of Obama's intent on abortionsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to express my appreciation to you for publishing the insightful and educational column Ms. Parker wrote Wednesday, March 31, regarding abortion funding. Thi...
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Seeking a happily ever after for petsApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A happy ending. That's what everyone wanted for the animals freed from Pet Rescue, now closed after operators were charged with abuse, stripped of their license and accu...
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Medical marijuana would help manyApr 12, 2010 11:00 pm - I grew up on the northwest side of Chicago and love living in northern Illinois, as I am close to my wife's family and mine. I was a Chicago area union painter, until on...
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Lucky fix for schools without raising taxesApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn brought the people of Illinois to the proverbial fork in the road and has presented us with two options: Either raise our income tax 1 percent or cut educatio...
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Eagle project for troops was job well doneApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - In January, Nicholas Schwingbeck, a Boy Scout from Troop 32, contacted the Military Support Ministry Group of Our Saviours Lutheran Church in Arlington Heights. He was t...
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Stop use of antibiotics in food animalsApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Among other current political issues, there is one rising public health issue that deserves to have more support both from the American people and our government represe...