McHenry County Opinion
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New leader must fill Teddy's shoesSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - At the dawning of a new day we received the news that Edward M. Kennedy, the Lion of the Senate, in his 47th year of service from the state of Massachusetts, had died. T...
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Health care is a personal responsibilitySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - In letters to the editor we keep reading about "our health care system." In reality there is not and cannot be any such thing as a health care system. There are only the...
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Skip movie to learn about real warsSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Why would anyone pay to see a movie like Quinton Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds," which is pure fantasy and violent for violence sake? There is plenty of good materi...
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Where's coverage of U.S. loan to Brazil?Sep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The Wall Street Journal, Fox News and conservative talk radio recently reported that our government is lending $2 billion to Brazil so they can drill for oil off their s...
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Buffalo leaving Elgin a sad storySep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - The city of Elgin can't make ends meet? Just ship the buffalo to an American Indian reservation - problem solved. This sad news broke just days before my son and about a...
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Obama must work to end use of dronesSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama must work to end the use of drones, a weapon that kills far too many civilians, fuels the Taliban and al-Qaida, and engenders distrust in the United Stat...
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Time to enforce immigration rulesSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read that the next census will include illegal immigrants. It appears as though the Obama administration has tipped its hand as to their version of "immigration r...
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Ban on texting only makes senseSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Thanks to Gov. Quinn for bringing common sense behind the wheel by banning text messaging while driving. Could you imagine Calvin Borel or another celebrated jockey text...
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Reform foes should give up health careSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I believe that it is time for all of the "conservative patriots" who are so vocal about condemning health care reform to put down their "tea bags" and put their money wh...
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This wouldn't fly in private sectorSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Picture this: You're the chairman of the board of a company with a $78 million budget. The downturn in the economy has stung you; revenue is way down. You need to find w...