McHenry County Opinion
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Raises for U-46 leaders a mistakeOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It always amazes me what so called "educated" people see as a priority. In this case the priority is the selfish reward in the way of a raise, during troubling times, fo...
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We need to know more about ObamaOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Never before in my life have I feared for my county's future the way I do today. Just what do we really know about this man except that he came to Chicago and became a c...
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War is no game; soldiers not playingOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Lance Briggs, Chicago Bears linebacker, had the audacity to compare the rash of injured players the team had to "fallen soldiers." Wat compounded this tasteless comparis...
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Give back my money; stimulate economyOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - No matter how much income someone makes, giving people more of their own money will grow the overall tax base. Here is an example: We all get a 15-percent tax cut. I mak...
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Get facts straight when talking reformOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - People are commenting on health care who have not done their homework. Misinformation is being spread that is motivated by politics and not what is good for America. Let...
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Terrorism reason not to pick ChicagoOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Why didn't Chicago win the 2016 Olympics? Let me count the reasons for you. Sept. 13, 2004: Congress refused to extend President Clinton's ban on 19 assault weapons. The...
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Follow Indiana in assessment fixOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Accurate property assessment is an important issue to every property owner. One year ago, in a politically courageous move, state legislators in Indiana acted in the bes...
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Saturday SoapboxOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - How about a good fall cleaning? If you need motivation to clean out toy rooms to make room for the Christmas windfall, Mundelein High School students are offering it. Th...
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Abortion is not a health care issueOct 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Mr. Pasternak recently suggested that abortion is a health care issue. Would he also suggest slavery was an employment issue? I would hope not because both slavery and a...
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Language shows bias in ACORN articleOct 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the Sept. 16th article regarding Dick Durbin and Roland Burris' defenses of their votes not to ban federal funding to ACORN. The article described ACORN as an ant...