McHenry County Opinion
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The signs are still up, if you lookNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Opposed to the Wars? In a recent note in this column, a reader was asking, "Where are the anti-war signs now?" Let me kindly reply. You will find a faded, weather beaten...
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Saturday Soapbox: Pet Rescue move slow, Mt. Prospect's confusingNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect primary confusion: Mount Prospect will ask voters in the February primary - when no local races will be decided - if they want to go back to a non-primary...
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Short-term losses OK in health care fixNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Deficits are not good themselves. But they are necessary in government and business to achieve "profits." When a business buys a big machine, this decision leads to loss...
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Some thoughts about senior issuesNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - As a senior citizen, I have a few thoughts on recent news items. 1. The proposed health care bill would reduce payments to Medicare providers. This will greatly impact ...
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Tell Obama it's time to get to workNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - I sit here EVERY DAY watching the news, reading the papers, and it makes me wonder. Am I wrong in thinking that the presidential campaign is over? I thought it was over ...
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Give us news, not stories on LimbaughNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - That the Daily Herald would devote so much ink to what Limbaugh opines, says as much about the Daily Herald as it does about Limbaugh. Limbaugh is a demagogue with a pro...
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Media shutout news only to conservativesNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - I'm truly amused by the petulance of Fox in response to the Obama administration's position it does not view Fox as a news organization. In the leadup to the Iraqi invas...
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Keep sexuality out of sports storiesNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - It was telling, but not surprising, to read Burt Constable's column, "Meet the new boss," regarding the new owners of our beloved Cubbies. I would ask however, what in h...
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Must follow rules of supply, demandNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - There is talk of another Stimulus Package. Here we go again, borrowing from China and adding to the national debt. This is a country living on credit as a way of life, b...
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Pilot punishment a wake-up to othersNov 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Two Delta/Northwest pilots were distracted and flew past their designated airport at about 500 miles per hour, and in ten to fifteen minutes overshot the runway by about...