McHenry County Opinion
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Revisit funding for child victims' advocacySep 04, 2019 10:00 pm - Child abuse comes to light with sickening regularity, from sexual abuse perpetrated by adults in a position of trust to the terrible death this year of 5-year-old A.J. F...
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Editorial: The state's test of government consolidation in McHenry County could be just the startAug 14, 2019 10:14 am - Rank-and-file lawmakers like to take popular positions on big issues the public cares about — think Fair Maps, for instance — but they're often slow to take initiative w...
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Congressmen should join Climate CaucusApr 14, 2018 1:00 am - On the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans celebrated a turning point in the environmental movement. Together, Republicans and Democrats, urban and rural residents, and b...
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Editorial: Shared police social worker could be model ideaDec 14, 2017 5:34 pm - Good cops must have some social-work skills to be effective. Being a good listener, dispensing sound advice, knowing when to use patience or a firm hand to defuse tense ...
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Take action, don't deny reality of climate changeOct 10, 2017 12:05 am - No, EPA chief Tom Pruitt, this is not insensitive. Insensitive is ignoring the way forward. Hurricane Harvey floods Houston. Typhoons kill thousands and leave millions h...
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Putting a stop to the shenanigansAug 13, 2017 12:05 am - McHenry County taxpayers pay higher property taxes than 99.99 percent of Americans, and that's on top of a permanent income tax increase in a state with almost 7,000 loc...
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A vote for resource preservationOct 24, 2016 1:00 am - Even in today's nasty political climate where anything goes, Jack Franks' team has shown its true colors with slanderous allusions and half-truths about Michael Walkup...
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Endorsement: Tirio for McHenry County recorder of deedsOct 21, 2016 10:04 am - Both candidates for the McHenry County Recorder of Deeds have plans to cut the budget through staff reductions. Neither Republican Joe Tirio nor Democrat Lynn Gray, tho...
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McCann, Kearns endorsed in McHenry's District 6Oct 21, 2016 10:04 am - McHenry County's District 6 is a sprawling, rural district with more than half the county's land between its borders. Two district seats are up for election, with only o...
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Endorsements: Skala, Wimmer for McHenry County Board's District 5Oct 20, 2016 1:46 pm - Candidates for McHenry County's District 5 paint a distressing picture of the current county board, citing a lack of civility and preparation on the part of some members...