McHenry County Opinion
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Bokor shouldn't negotiate contractAug 09, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to a Freedom of Information Act request that I made a couple of months ago, I was recently informed by District 15 that board member Rich Bokor would be the ...
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Health care must be a basic right in U.S.Aug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Now is the time to make sure that all our citizens are able to get the health care they need. A public option is a must. It will bring real competition to the insurance ...
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Clarifying views on religion and paradesAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - It seems like everyone who responded to my letter on "Religion and Parade Don't Mix" completely misunderstood it. Yes, of course, churches do a lot of good. Who could re...
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Big insurance worse than Big OilAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Last summer during the fuel crisis when gasoline prices went to over $4 per gallon, the oil companies reported record profits and there was universal outrage in the publ...
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Try reading these instead of health billAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Before you say that you want government run health care, please have a look at the thousand-plus pages of what our elected representatives are considering in the House a...
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Time to stop waste, not add more debtAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read Tom Raum's article, "Carrying on U.S. tradition of debt." He states the mountain of debt could become the next economic crisis without firm action from Washi...
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Official right except about his own raiseAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The citizens of Grant Township in Lake County received a one-page statement from Tax Assessor Kublanza this month. Kublanza doesn't say exactly what taxpayers want to he...
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Experience isn't all it's cracked up to beAug 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald is right. Senator Matt Murphy is not ready to be governor. We need experienced politicians like George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich as leaders. Bob Lowth Ar...
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What Would Andy Griffith Do?Aug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Deeply pained? This is the response of a police commissioner over a minor incident and an off-the-cuff comment by the president. All the horrific things in this world an...
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Reflections on the first 6 monthsAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Dear President Obama, July 20 marked the beginning of your seventh month as President and my seventh letter. You have a tough job but you have a great partner to support...