McHenry County Opinion
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Let's work together on health care solutionSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Health care reform is critical to improving both the health of the population and the economy. As such, debate is important and necessary to achieve optimal reform. The ...
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Failure of repeal proves need to changeSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - As a resident of Cook County, I was extremely disappointed to learn that the Cook County Board failed to repeal board President Todd Stroger's controversial sales tax in...
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HR 3200: Read it and you won't want itSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It took me a while, but I finally finished reading HR 3200 - the proposed health care legislation. It was a real eye-opener. Our current politicians supporting HR 3200 m...
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We've taken many breaths, thanksSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - You say to "take a breath, America." We have been breathing since Obama took office in January. Breathed while he had to so quickly pass a "stimulus" bill filled with po...
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Afghanistan's lessons unheededSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The Obama administration is failing to apply lessons from our first fight in Afghanistan. They are heading into a conventional war model, having an estimated 68,000 troo...
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Methinks thou doth protest too muchSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - In his Sept. 5, letter Mr. Albert J. Dzermejko writes: "Am I the only one who's absolutely aghast by ... the media's sanctimonious praise of now departed Sen. Ted Kenned...
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It's time to fix unfair override systemSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - State Rep. Paul Froehlich said last May it will take "dynamite" to dislodge legislation on the Cook County veto process from the Illinois House committee where it was se...
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Resistance is an American traditionSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - An open letter to Sen. Durbin: The American people are speaking loud and clear on issues that concern them, these days so-called Health Reform among them. But our leader...
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Kirk's survey misleads districtSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - An Open Letter to Congressman Mark Kirk of the 10th Congressional District: As your constituent, I am appalled by the inflammatory language pertaining to health care ref...
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How will panel be selected?Sep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I was just wondering... Will the death panels be selected like jurors or will there be a different way of choosing who is to live and who is to die? I was just wondering...