Barrington Opinion
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Endorsement: Martini for Lake County BoardFeb 22, 2016 12:00 am - In the Lake County Board District 5 Republican race, the choice comes down to well-established credentials in county government vs. newcomers who also have a lot to brin...
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Candidate will help make McHenry County betterFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - I just wanted to share with you the wonderful evening we shared with the Wilbeck Family last Thursday evening. Tom Wilbeck is running for McHenry County Board, District ...
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Editorial: We all benefit from programs like Harper's 'Promise'Feb 09, 2016 10:00 pm - Harper College still has a ways to go before it fully delivers on its promise of free tuition to any high school student who meets certain grade-point and attendance cri...
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The time to stop abortion is nowJan 28, 2016 5:00 am - On January 22, 1995, The Clinton administration invited Mother Teresa to be keynote speaker at the National Prayer Breakfast. Last week we reached the 43rd anniversary o...
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More class time would help improve scoresJan 03, 2016 12:00 am - Just finished reading yet another Daily Herald article and editorial concerning our student's lack of sufficient learning to meet the state requirement, and to continue ...
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County has great record of preservationDec 19, 2015 12:00 am - I am writing in response to the letter to the editor submitted by Paul Showers in the Dec. 7 titled "Forest Preserve shows 'dump' mentality." The Lake County Forest Pr...
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Notice of property tax increase seasonNov 28, 2015 12:00 am - It must be tax raising season. I see all these notices in the paper that read: "NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR ... " Then I read Toni Preckwinkle is runnin...
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Does Statue still epitomize freedom?Nov 26, 2015 12:00 am - Is this what America is about? In that case, maybe the right thing to do is to return the Statue of Liberty to the French since it no longer epitomizes the meaning of Am...
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Story helped elevate women veteransNov 14, 2015 12:00 am - Thinking of my previous letter that was published in the Herald in August, I realize that I haven't fully thanked the wonderful people involved - such as Doug Graham, re...
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County employees shouldn't get free dental, exerciseNov 08, 2015 7:11 am - I was shocked when I read Jake Griffin's column of how Lake County pays it's employees with tax money to exercise and even go to the dentist. (Do the county's employees ...