McHenry County Opinion
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Gravel mining bad for Brunner landFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - It's disheartening to learn that the Kane County Forest Preserve is even considering turning the recently purchased Brunner land into a gravel/mineral mining operation. ...
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Selling tollway the worst ideaFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently there has been some talk of our state legislators now wanting to privatize Illinois' tollway system so that they can pay off the state's debt. What are they thi...
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Treating terrorists as criminals isn't newFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Since the arrest of the so-called Christmas Day Bomber, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, there has been the usual and expected chatter from right wingers that terrorists don't...
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Send this message to your CongressmanFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The stimulus package didn't work out so well because the money went to the wrong level of the economy. Giving money to large business and other governmental units like s...
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Thanks for 'help,' but we'll take passFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - There are active plans to expand Route 45 between Route 120 and Washington Street in the Grayslake area. Everyone agrees the road needs expansion. However, a bad road pl...
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Operation Stop and SmileFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - With the red-light camera debate again heating up, the time has come to initiate a program that, if fully embraced, is guaranteed to end the use of this technology. Oper...
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Reform is a matter of life and deathFeb 12, 2010 10:00 pm - I am a nurse. I work in a walk-in clinic in the Northwest suburbs. The number of people we are seeing without health insurance is increasing dramatically, as are the num...
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Madigan's power must be stoppedFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - When did the people of Illinois subjugate their authority in elections to Mike Madigan? When did we make you "King of Illinois"? The electorate of Illinois duly elected ...
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We just don't trust candidates for officeFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - Why wasn't there a warning label on the guy? "WARNING: candidate may have nearly knifed hooker girlfriend." We as a public are so well-educated on so many things. H1N1 ...
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Throw the high- spending bums outFeb 11, 2010 10:00 pm - In 2008, 19.5 percent of all wages earned in the United States were by government employees, including federal, state, and local governments. In other words, for every $...