McHenry County Opinion
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Why raise taxes in this recession?Nov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - In the middle of one of the most severe recessions in recent times, the taxing authorities are increasing property taxes aggressively. As a long time resident of Palatin...
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Number out of work is higher than it looksNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - One thing all the statistics about unemployment miss is those that are self-employed consultants. I am a self-employed training developer and my business went from full...
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Time to lift death penalty moratoriumNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I am very disappointed that the lives of Juan Luna and James Degorski were spared for committing a heinous act at the Brown's Chicken in Palatine 16 years ago. A horrid ...
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Don't add to flawed impressions of ElginNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Two steps forward, one back. I first noticed Elgin when I drove through 20 years ago headed somewhere else. Having grown up in one of the post-World War II suburbs that ...
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The time is right for health care reformNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The time to reform Medicare and health care for all is now. The American people must have good and affordable health care for all, especially in these dark days, when ma...
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Obama puts decency back in White HouseNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - So many letter writers are insinuating that President Obama is taking away our freedoms and establishing a dictatorship. Do these people forget the eight years of patri...
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Health care reform is good for everyoneNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Representative Mark Kirk, what is wrong with you? Vote yes for comprehensive health care reform, please. A favorable vote is the right thing to do to help everyone, thos...
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Vote out anyone who supports reformNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Please do not let these control hungry Congress people have any more control over the population. The majority of us do not want it. Why did they exempt themselves from ...
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Don't lean on seniors for moreNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Reading the recent Ellen Goodman column on why senior citizens should not get this $250 and that it should go to poor people who are raising children was more of an eye ...
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Congress opts out of its own planNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - The elected officials in Illinois who voted for the government-run health care bill have said "let them eat cake" to us Illinois voters. The health care bill they voted ...