McHenry County Opinion
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True conservatives would want fair trialNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - I consider Eugene Robinson of The Washington Post and contributor on MSNBC to be a liberal and progressive. So, imagine my indignation at his careless statement on Chris...
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The business of war is businessNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Mr. Broder's commentary from Nov. 17 references a former secretary of defense and the reason we are fighting in Afghanistan. That reason being "the Taliban rulers welcom...
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Fair and balanced is matter of perspectiveNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - In the Nov. 12 Fence Post, Ronda Scott-Marak wrote a letter taking issue with the "fair and balanced" news coverage by Fox News. She said that "They are not considered j...
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Mom's final days treated with dignityNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Our mother, Annabelle Kuhn, passed away recently at Independence Village in Naperville. She was a week short of her 94th birthday and had lived in Naperville for 89 of h...
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Balanced coverage gives lopsided viewNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - A recent news article talked about the GOP candidates' denial of human-caused climate change. Polls report fewer people believe climate change is an urgent problem. I be...
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One more thing for government to controlNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - It's all about control through dependency. The government has us dependent on them for retirement and education. Housing is now being controlled by them through the bank...
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Burris deserved harsher punishmentNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - A favorite tactic of politicians who don't want to answer or be accountable for their actions is to put out a release late on a Friday. In this way, the matter escapes p...
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Benefits outweigh costs of mammogramsNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - I am writing in response to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations regarding screening for breast cancer. They suggest no screening age 40-49 and at mos...
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Our safety more important than moneyNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Ours is supposed to be a government of the people, for the people and by the people, is it not? Yet today we have a president who plans to bring some terrorist prisoners...
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Building bad health system for our kidsNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - What we are doing is wrong. We need to work with the current system, encourage business to become more efficient, not create a "national health" program. Do you really w...