Articles filed under Politics
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64th District candidates find common ground on Randall Road expansionOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The two men running for the 64th District State House seat say that a McHenry County proposal to raze 26 homes in Lake in the Hills won't happen on their watch. Republi...
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McCain, Palin hit Obama over taxes in N.H., OhioOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - GREEN, Ohio _ John McCain struck an anti-tax chord Wednesday in the state that launched him toward the Republican presidential nomination and in the home state of the p...
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Abstinence still what schools should teachOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The letter writer from Ingleside (Fence Post, Sept. 12, 2008) who took such delight in writing about the supposed failure of abstinence-only education because of the pre...
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No help for seniors and retireesOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Seniors, beware. Do you know how your Congressman Peter Roskam voted on issues that affect retirees? He voted "no" on the Medicare Prescription Drug Price Negotiation Ac...
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McCain, Palin just more of the sameOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Presidential candidates want the opportunity to look presidential and give the voters a glimpse of their governing style. The present economic crisis has given the peopl...
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Critique of coroner's spending brings challenger's finances to the foreOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In his bid to unseat longtime McHenry County Coroner Marlene Lantz, Democratic challenger David Bachmann has gone on the offensive against what he believes is wasteful s...
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And the Big Ten favorite is ... Obama?Oct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - MADISON, Wis. -- Just 12 days away from Election Day, a new poll shows Barack Obama with double-digit leads over John McCain in the crucial upper Midwest states that are...
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No honor, no character remainsOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Gerry Marchese (Fence Post, Oct. 5) conveniently ignored the fact that Sen. Barack Obama in no way referenced his "lipstick on a pig" comment at Gov. Sarah Palin. He al...
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Lake Co. clerk's hires become an issue on YouTubeOct 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The issue of family hiring in the race for Lake County circuit court clerk has gone musical. A YouTube video poking fun at incumbent clerk Sally D. Coffelt has received...
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Debt will lead to tax increasesOct 21, 2008 11:00 pm - How can both presidential candidates be talking about tax cuts with our country already mired in intolerable debt even before the planned buying of $700 billion or more ...