McHenry County Opinion
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If you can read this you're too closeOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Tailgaters, please take note. If a deer suddenly bolts in front of me while I'm driving, my immediate reflex is to hit the brakes - hard. This might very well create a b...
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Obama is all style, no substanceOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - So far it would appear our new president has accomplished about the same as president as he did when he was a state representative and as he did as the junior senator fr...
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Health plan would help twentysomethingsOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I am 24 and I don't have health insurance. I live in the United States of America, have a college education, a 9 to 5 job and no health insurance. My entire family has h...
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Rape victims should have choice to abortOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - When it comes to abortion everyone should be pro-choice, because you should decide whether you have a baby or not. If you get raped, then you have the choice to get an a...
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Global warming evident in oceansOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In reply to a recent letter about "Global warming doesn't measure up," the facts show that the entire planet is accumulating heat due to an energy imbalance. Check out t...
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In plea for civility writer calls namesOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - An amusing letter was printed in Fence Post Oct. 13 titled "Stop name-calling, listen to each other." The writer said she "seriously doubted that civil discourse will ev...
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Join walk to address climate changeOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm joining with people from around the community at 10 a.m. today at Dick's Sporting Goods at Woodfield and walking 3.5 miles to Busse Woods in Schaumburg. We'll be Wal...
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Libertyville officials want to tax, spendOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - On the evening of Sept. 8, I attended a board meeting of the Libertyville village trustees and mayor. On the agenda was a discussion of a proposed tax increase for villa...
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If you haven't already, try taking the trainOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - It's been years since I had traveled on a train, but I recently received my RTA Senior Ride Free Permit. So far, I have used it twice to ride Metra to downtown Chicago. ...
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Health care about power, not peopleOct 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Attention government employees! Stop this power grab! We don't want the government in our health! You guys have everything. If you don't leave something to the rest of u...