McHenry County Opinion
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Young people know need for changeDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - As the 15th Conference of Parties in Copenhagen draws near, increasing attention is being given to climate change by the media. While countries are making pledges on wha...
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Urge Manzullo to support health billDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - It is with much sadness that I have learned that Congressman Manzullo has caved in to the severe pressure of special interest groups by not voting for this recent histor...
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Let's stop talking and do somethingDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - There are three kinds of people in this world: Those who make things happen, those who watch what happens, and those who wonder what happened. We need to stop wondering ...
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GOP must condemn this kind of prayerDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Where is the real Republican leadership? The anti-Obama right wing conservatives are at it again. This time they are slapping bumper stickers on their cars and wearing ...
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Still waiting for an answer, congressmanDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - While the health care debate continues to rage on in the Senate, I still have not received an answer to a question I posed in a letter to Rep. Bill Foster the day after ...
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Take a new approach with prison termsDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - It is assumed that laws and appropriate sentences for violent felonies have been properly construed for the crimes so executed. But what seems judicially inconsistent wi...
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Now, budget statesmanship neededDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Thanks to the Cook County Board, Todd Stroger has an unusual opportunity to demonstrate the qualities of a statesman. Yes, he has to cut about $200 million in spending f...
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Thanks for helping PADSDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - On behalf of the Realtors of Baird & Warner, North Randall office in Carpentersville, we'd like to thank the generous people of the Elgin area for their participation in...
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Health reform shouldn't mess with abortion rightsDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - The anti-choice Stupak amendment that was added to the House health care bill makes insurance coverage for abortion virtually unavailable for women purchasing insurance ...
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Secret service lapse puts trial in questionDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - During the presidential dinner for the prime minister of India, the president and the Prime minister had uninvited guests, Michele and Tereq Salahi, the two were greeted...