McHenry County Opinion
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Healthy lifestyles would cut costsMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - President Obama and Congress are determined to enact a massive medical reform bill filled with more rules, taxes and penalties. It will create a bureaucratic nightmare f...
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More than just a head countMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - You can't watch TV or read a paper without seeing PR about the census. They highlight the need to fill out the form so that we get the right number of representatives in...
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Lay off the poor performers firstMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I am not opposed to recently announced teacher layoffs and program cuts to balance district budgets. However, I believe they are going about it the wrong way. Laying off...
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A difference in leadershipMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - The health care revision process has really presented the stark differences in the way each party leads. The various groups of the Democratic Party have tugged, hemmed a...
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Not enough coverage of our legislatorsMar 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Our elected representatives Mark Beaubien and Michael Tryon and senators Pamela Althoff and Dan Duffy met with our community to discuss the status of the state. It was m...
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Health care backers should lose jobsMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - It has finally come to pass. Obama said during his campaign he would fundamentally change America. Well, he has done it. When the crowds went wild when he said those wor...
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Follow Constitution; pass balanced budgetMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Obviously the governor and the state legislature have a different interpretation of Article V111 Section 2.(a) of the Illinois Constitution, which reads: "Proposed expen...
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Seeking more transparencyMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Dear Rep. Bill Foster, Since I have had no reply from you regarding my June 24 letter I am again requesting that your address the following issues through this letter to...
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Equal time for snarky commentsMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Since the Daily Herald's editorial staff saw fit to publish the idiotic comments from Tom Siebert of Elgin in the March 17 paper about Dick Cheney's and George W. Bush's...
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Mr. Limbaugh, it's time for you to goMar 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Our Congress has now passed health care reform; does anyone know when Rush Limbaugh will start broadcasting from Costa Rica? Edward C. Moon Wheeling ...