McHenry County Opinion
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Bill isn't perfect, but it's a good startNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - The health care reform bill posed difficult challenges and decisions for all members of the House of Representatives. I am proud and grateful that Rep. Melissa Bean was ...
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Bean couldn't have read bill before voteNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Shortly before casting her "yes" vote on health care reform, Congresswoman Melissa Bean stated she "wants to read the bill thoroughly before commenting." Since the bill ...
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NCLB unrealistic measure of schoolsNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Though well intended, the "No Child Left Behind" legislation and its counterproductive intimidation of our teachers, administrators and school support personnel falls sh...
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Closure of branch post office unwiseNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I read the Oct. 31 Daily Herald article citing "possible" closure plans for the USPS east-side branch in Algonquin. It was noted in your article that "postal officials s...
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Everyone needs help at some point in lifeNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Wake Up America! Each of us needs a little help now and then. It's humbling to admit that I cannot afford health care at this time in my life, but I was always for refor...
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Business owners need public optionNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - We are a family of five with a small home-based business in Buffalo Grove. We were notified by our health care coverage, Uni care of Illinois that they are no longer pro...
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Attack brainwashing that fuels terrorismNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Suspected murderer/terrorist Maj. Nidal Hasan had it right when he wrote that there is a war going on against Muslims. What he failed to realize is that it is a war of M...
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Cheerleading too dangerous to be taken lightlyNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - There have been countless reports in newspapers as well as on TV and radio about how very dangerous the "sport" of cheerleading has become. Just recently there was a hea...
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Take time to talk at family mealtimesNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Today kids are so consumed with extracurricular activities that it can be nearly impossible to sit down at the dinner table. As a high school senior I know how tough it ...
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Dist. 220 should manage money like I have toNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - My wife and I are part of a significant senior population in CUSD 220. I have been retired for over 18 years and during this period my purchasing power has declined appr...