Johnsburg Opinion
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Letter: Is toll board ouster reasonable or politics?Jan 20, 2019 12:00 am - To the Daily Herald editor: Replacing the tollway board sounds reasonable, but in politics there's usually more to it. The board now is basically Republican. Would J.B. ...
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A vote for the common sense candidateOct 19, 2016 1:00 am - I am writing in support of Senator Pam Althoff. I have known Pam for many years. Her motto of "Common Sense" is spot on. Pam has more common sense than most legislators...
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Endorsements: Jenner, Smith, Wilbeck for MCC Board of TrusteesMar 20, 2013 2:18 pm - When you have nine candidates vying for just three seats on a public body, you’ve either drawn the attention of the people or their ire. For McHenry County College, it’s...
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A touching show of respect for veteransNov 19, 2012 8:48 am - It was an honor to be a guest of my grandson at a Veterans Day celebration at his school. He is a fourth-grader at James C. Bush Elementary School in Johnsburg. The prog...
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Editorial: A close-to-home economic strategySep 19, 2012 8:58 am - At a meeting with the Daily Herald editorial board this week, Democratic U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin reflected on the usual topics — political dysfunction in Washington, the o...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:01 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:01 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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Community college a valuable resourceSep 14, 2011 5:01 am - History has told us that as the economy sours, more and more people turn to their neighborhood community college to regroup, retrain and look for new careers. And that h...
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Don’t blame the passenger jetsJul 15, 2011 3:01 am - Since the tiny article mentioned on the opinion page of the July 9 Daily Herald titled, “A Different Climate Change,” I have to remark on this study by the journal Scien...
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Health-care perk proves townships need scrutinyApr 10, 2011 10:02 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board Just last week we opined, in the wake of the low voter turnout for local elections, that Illinois just has too many units of government. Tha...
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