Columns
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Slaughterhouse near Woodstock gets County Board OK over neighbor oppositionJun 20, 2025 3:29 pm - McHenry County Board approves contested Woodstock-area slaughterhouse over objections from neighbors and officials.
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Kids need online safety solutions that actually workJun 20, 2025 2:45 pm - Nothing should come before keeping our kids safe and healthy. As social media has become an ever-present daily life, with kids and teenagers at the forefront, parents are...
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A decade ago, the start of the Trump eraJun 20, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Byron York:
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The Herald Cup returns to honor the area’s top athletic programsJun 19, 2025 3:22 pm - Starting next week, the Daily Herald will reveal the top five small and large high schools in the 2024-25 Herald Cup standings.
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Team Feckless: Democrats' blather on Iran does no one any goodJun 19, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jeff Robbins: While our avowed admirer of North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un spent American taxpayers' dollars parading military hardware through Washington, D.C., in order to celebrate his 79th birthday and sent troops to quell protests about the forcible detention of immigrants, Democrats scratched their heads wondering why they're so unpopular among Americans generally.
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Avoid senseless arguing. Bless those who curse youJun 19, 2025 4:00 am - Syndicated columnist Jessica A. Johnson:
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‘He’s missed greatly by everybody’: Late Fremd coach Dave Yates continues to inspireJun 18, 2025 8:39 pm - At the Windmill City Weekend Shootout girls basketball event, Batavia coach Kevin Jensen continues what he and the late Fremd coach Dave Yates started
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News and views: On the Cubs, Caitlin Clark and Billy Donovan’s coaching longevityJun 18, 2025 7:24 pm - Both the Cubs and White Sox were postponed by rain on Wednesday, giving room to some thoughts on a number of topics.
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Sarley: The best way to get kids to enjoy fishingJun 18, 2025 5:23 pm - I hope all of you enjoyed a wonderful Father’s Day. I wish I could have gone fishing with my kids to celebrate. My wife and I have three kids and one grandchild, 2-year-o...
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Hosanna! Lutheran pastor to retire after 39 years of serviceJun 18, 2025 10:58 am - Being a pastor for a long time means John Nelson, who is retiring from Hosanna! Lutheran Church in St. Charles, has touched thousands of people through various organizations and programs, in addition to sermons at church services.