McHenry County Opinion
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Roads construction good for economyFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - With the widespread disrepair of America's infrastructure and continuing economic challenges, I strongly urge you to provide badly needed investments in the U.S. transpo...
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Work with Obama to get things doneFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to implore our elected representatives to take a long look at what they are doing to our political system. Having watched the State of the Union and the Rep...
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Illinois needs open primariesFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - This last election was a joke with less than 25 percent of eligible voters taking the time to vote. The voters are turned off and who can blame them! Here in Illinois we...
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Disillusioned? Step up and get involvedFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - When I read about people not voting because of apathy and dissatisfaction, I have two words: get involved. Other than voting, I had never been involved in an election. A...
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Court ruling ignored protocolFeb 04, 2010 10:00 pm - The "conservative" majority of the Supreme Court struck down as unconstitutional a federal election statute limiting the extent to which corporations and unions can spen...
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Refuse to answer question about raceFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The census is coming! The census is coming! In a few short weeks the decennial statistical abstract of our country will be attempted once again. Now is your chance to st...
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Counties, lawmakers must protect secret ballotFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - It's your right to vote. And it's your right to hold back a vote. Most importantly, it's your right to protect the privacy of your vote. However, a new law puts that pr...
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What is reasonable about juror system?Feb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As a potential juror, I may be tasked by the United States District Court to make a decision based on "reasonable doubt." I would like to know how the purveyors of our j...
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Theory on source of global warmingFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - Eureka!, I say, much like Archimedes said when he discovered the principle of buoyancy. I have discovered the main source of mankind's contribution to global warming. Ac...
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Global warming column is sillyFeb 03, 2010 10:00 pm - The Jan. 15 column by Cal Thomas on the issue of climate change was just plain silly. He begins his column by noting the difference between "weather," which deals with t...