McHenry County Opinion
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What country is Obama referring to?Mar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - "We're no longer a Christian nation." "America has been arrogant." "After 9/11, America didn't always live up to her ideals." "You might say that America is a Muslim na...
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Get ready for health care sucker punchMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - We all want legitimate health care reform, but the crooks in Washington always take advantage of the public's needs to pour in the pork and inject government control to ...
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Play up events that make U.S. proudMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - On the evening news a local reporter asks a little boy why he roots for the U.S. hockey team and, with an honesty reserved for children, he answers, "Because I live in t...
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Don't fight obesity with tax moneyMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently Kane County and other local governments as well as the federal government have stated goals of fighting childhood obesity with taxpayer dollars and private foun...
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Be compassionate; OK medical potMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Since 1996, 14 states have enacted laws for the compassionate use of marijuana as a medicine. There are 13 states including Illinois with pending legislation or ballot m...
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Corporate speech rightfully protectedMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Following the Supreme Court's recent decision to allow corporate entities to make expenditures for political commentary, the playing field once again is level. Those on ...
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Obama's logic on economy is flawedMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - How stupid does the Obama administration think the American citizens are? The aforementioned administration instituted the massive stimulus plan, after which we saw most...
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Conflicting sales reports confusingMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I realize there needs to be an element of "shock value" in news and in selling newspapers, but the day in and day out of contradicting reports regarding the housing mark...
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Illinois celebrates Lincoln, WashingtonMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Lincoln lost in the shuffle? In response to the Saturday Soapbox comments about the importance of Lincoln 's birthday possibly being "undermined" in the "Land of Lincoln...
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Democrats delusional like PlushenkoMar 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Evegni Plushenko decided to make his own platinum Olympic medal, and the media are calling him delusional because he just can't seem to accept the fact that he didn't pe...