McHenry County Opinion
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Here's health care that seems to workMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I have read with much interest the attempts of several sources to have both the Congress and Senate join us in whatever kind of health care system they develop. I applau...
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Soap box: Palatine's Fiore an inspiration for all of usMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Inspiration for all of us: When Mauro Fiore was a kid in Palatine, who would guessed that he'd one day win an Oscar? If there is any message in the honor the "Ava...
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What's wrong with red light cameras?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Much has been written about photo enforcement of the "Right Turn on Red" offense. I cannot understand why this is so controversial. The law is that, "one may make a righ...
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Stop blame game, and get to workMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - In a Feb. 20 Fence Post article, an individual accused the Republican party of failing to accept responsibility for the $1 trillion debt inherited by the current adminis...
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Get pros to sort out budget messMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you aware of the American Institute of CPA's article listing Illinois as number four among the top 10 fiscally-dangerous states to live in right now? According to an...
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What about cutting waste?Mar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Isn't it amazing that when the politicians want to raise taxes they tell us that unless they raise them they will need to cut school funding and health care? They always...
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Now is no time for ReaganomicsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I was appalled when I heard Republican National Chairman Michael Steele's comments about extending President Bush's tax cuts for those making $250,000 a year or more. Ch...
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Don't blame seniors for CTA's troublesMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Seniors and CTA unions are being made scapegoats in the CTA's funding woes. Go back and look at the legislation as passed. Suburbs and collar counties got slapped with a...
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Religion in school might fix problemsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Our schoolchildren are doing all sorts of unlawful things. DUI, gang killings and fights, and on and on. But don't worry. The big threats have been removed. No Bibles in...
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Not happy with Bush legacyMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Let's back up in time to 2008. Bush gives the seniors a stimulus of $250 to take effect around April or May of 2009. So in my case around the end of May 2009 I got a $25...