Algonquin Opinion
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The trouble with dual-languageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - Not only is School District U-46 close to losing 200 teachers and implementing a dual language program, but other surrounding districts are as well, like District 300, w...
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Tea party, GOP hold us hostageApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - It is one thing for a newly-elected representative to arrive in Congress with a grand vision for improving the nation, but it is quite another when they arrive with a na...
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Time is now for new CL hospitalApr 09, 2011 12:00 am - If you live in McHenry County, chances are you’ve heard a lot about hospitals lately. Mercy Health System has proudly served the people and families of McHenry County si...
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The Saturday SoapboxApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Daily Herald Editorial Board Good luck to all: The voters have spoken. Low turnout notwithstanding, it’s now time to say thanks to all the new and returning members for ...
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Student’s sentiment touched teachersApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Imagine our surprise recently to walk into our math office and discover a student had left us a cake with “let them eat cake” lettered on the top. The cake was a special...
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Build, not destroy Affordable Care ActApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - We recently marked the anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act. Several residents of Kane County braved the miserable weather to show support for the act a...
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Libya another no-win warApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - Once again, our vaunted Nobel Prize winner is involved in another no-win war; this time it’s Libya. No doubt that Gadhafi has to be done away with as is the silence of B...
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Abolishing death penalty was rightApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - I have often said, after reading of a particularly heinous crime, that I could “throw the switch” to usher the perpetrator out of this life, and go home and enjoy a peac...
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Honor crime victims and their advocatesApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - The week of April 10-16 is National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a time to honor victims and the advocates of victims’ rights. This year’s theme, “Reshaping the Future, H...
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Would fewer races equal more voters?Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In all of suburban Cook County, a bit more than 16 percent of 1.39 million registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. In DuPage C...