McHenry County Opinion
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TV show doesn't belong on front pageJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - In your Jan. 5 issue, your headline was about Donald Trump and our disgraced ex-governor. It seems to me that the front page should be defined by current, and meaningful...
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New leadership for a new yearJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - New Years is a time when we try to cast off our old destructive habits, and adopt new, healthy ones. In 2010, I would encourage Illinois voters to resolve to stop electi...
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Community effort to preserve open spaceJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Your recent story about a vision to protect more open space in Lake County was first-rate (An Ambitious Vision to Save Land, November 13). While Cook and DuPage counties...
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Innumeracy abounds in TV, newspapersJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - It began with the broadcast media. Then it hit the front page, as well as other pages. An industry that would not tolerate staff illiteracy, and supposedly triple-checks...
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Use your voice in Red Gate decisionJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - On Dec. 22, I attended the Red Gate Bridge public hearing sponsored by the City of St. Charles. After leaving, I wondered how much of a voice does the taxpayer have? St....
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Requiring Congress to use health planJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - While I believe we need to address the needs of those with pre-existing health conditions, catastrophic costs incurred by serious and/or long-term illness, loss of benef...
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Kirk behind - and beside - our troopsJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama announced he will be deploying an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. Whether you agree with this decision or not, it is now evident we will ha...
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Police, firefighters don't deserve blameJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Every week the Daily Herald has at least one article or letter criticizing the cost of police and fire pensions on municipalities. A reader could get the impression that...
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Look at real cost of illegal immigrationJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - This is in response to Philip from Hoffman Estates, he suggests illegal immigration is good for America. Most of his arguments stated how their cheap labor keeps costs d...
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Election critical to stop the bleedingJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - There are sounds of joy and laughter coming from the caves in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The reason: In less than a year Chairman Obama and his socialist worshippers have...