McHenry County Opinion
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It should always be about the students?Oct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Teachers have been given a bad name for a long time when it comes to public education, but what the public does not see is the inner political core that stands against t...
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We won't swallow a plan we don't likeOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama's persistent and consistent speeches on his proposed health care reform remind me of my mother constantly telling me that Brussels sprouts were good for ...
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Change practice to save moneyOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - We have all heard stories about how government wastes money. Why is it that most of the stories that I hear all stem from a management practice that is widely used in bo...
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Constitution doesn't say feds can offer health careOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Recently a writer tried to make the case that federal government's involvement in health care is somehow constitutional. The level of ignorance regarding the Constitutio...
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Let's start to address the worst addictionOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Where's the public outcry? I just read about the 4-plus million worldwide porn sites. The public needs to be aware that pornography is the No. 1 hardest addiction to cur...
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Don't use tricks to pass reformOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Harry Reid, bypassing the process of the constitutional approach to passing bills, is just wrong. If there is not enough support to pass our laws properly, ramming throu...
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Renewable energy too expensive to force nowOct 16, 2009 11:00 pm - A recent letter in the Daily Herald portends to identify 56,000 jobs that will be created in Illinois by converting to renewable energy and how much money each family wi...
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Take time to make right reformsOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - I hear all the rumbling about people who do not have health insurance, but does that mean they can't get health care? I met a man from Africa who was here visiting his s...
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What are hospitals doing to cut costs?Oct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Like most front-page news stories nowadays, the "health care crisis" coverage has become stagnant, repetitive, non-informational and boring. The President want this, the...
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Give our president a chance to succeedOct 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Fellow Boomers, Don't be fooled by the political gamesmanship surrounding President Obama. When was the last time we saw a person like him in our highest public office? ...