McHenry County Opinion
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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...
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Alzheimer's is a cruel diseaseAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - I recently visited my wife to celebrate our 39th wedding anniversary, and I was a little overwhelmed with our situation. I know that right now she has a black eye from a...
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Be grateful for Obama, advisersAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - "Hurrah" for Gloria Gignac's comments about former President George W. Bush. For someone who supposedly has an MBA degree, he should have recognized the looming problems...
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Saturday SoapboxAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Game over: He wanted to be governor. He wanted to be attorney general. The only thing DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett doesn't want to be is Lisa Madigan's op...
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Real religion is inclusiveAug 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Cal Thomas has topped himself with his diatribe about real religion being exclusively exclusive. Jesus taught about welcoming all in the Kingdom of God. The doctrine of ...