McHenry County Opinion
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Democrats are best hope of the peopleFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm writing to see if my fellow working Americans will listen. I feel like so many of us are being fooled by the Republicans who claim to support the middle class. In my...
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Don't dismiss value of a coyote's lifeFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - As suburbia overdevelops and spills into the lush green forest, where Bambi's quiet, peaceful sanctuary once was, solid concrete slabs spread generously with cookie-cutt...
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OK, GOP, where are your solutions?Feb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - During the President's State of the Union address, it was interesting to watch the Republican side of the aisle. It is clear that the Party of Personal Responsibility st...
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Some suggestions for health reformFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - I really hope that Congress abandons both of the mammoth versions of health care reform and starts over. Health care is an important issue that needs to be addressed but...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - He's golden: Less-than-gracious Evgeni Plushenko dissed Evan Lysacek's gold-medal performance when he said, "Now it's not men's figure skating, now it's dancing."...
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Obama about to get a reality checkFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - In 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said, "I feel that we have awakened a sleeping tiger and filled him with a terrible resolve." In Mas...
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Take responsibility now for excessesFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts." - Abrah...
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Watch Winter Games with remote in handFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - I was really looking forward to watching the Olympics. Unfortunately, I found out that NBC actually stands for Nothing But Commercials. David Krein Schaumburg ...
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Give our soldiers all tools they needFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - We sent our family members to Afghanistan and Iraq to fight. We then supported them with care packages of wipes, hard candies, socks, cookies; and we allowed their hands...
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A great way to meet constituentsFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like to thank U.S. Rep. Bill Foster for bringing his Congress on Your Corner event to my district office recently and the many residents who stopped in to speak ...