Crystal Lake Opinion
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Gift cards now what they say they areDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - It's the season of giving and consumers can feel confident when they gave gift cards. In 2007, State Rep. Jack Franks put a stop to a common practice of retailers that d...
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Stick to founder's missionDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - As I was reading the Daily Herald's article Tuesday, Dec. 28, “Our mission: Conversation that matters,” my eyes caught the true mission statement written by H.C. Paddock...
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Sex-ed should be up to parentsDec 30, 2010 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to Kaylahjo Pulscher's letter, titled “Abstinence-only message won't work.” I am concerned that once again the schools are supposed to parent chi...
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Digging locally to make a differenceDec 29, 2010 10:00 pm - We want to be indispensable to you. That's nothing new. As we said earlier this week, that means we want to engage, surprise and delight you. We want to cover our commun...
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Congress is not just a jobDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - Are Americans rooted in expectations for government that no longer exist? The average age of Congress is 56 years for representatives and 61.5 years for senators. Obviou...
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A tea party ChristmasDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - ‘Twas the time before Christmas across Capitol Hill, incumbents sent packing by the electorate's will. Ms. Pelosi in her kerchief, Harry Reid in his cap, had just settle...
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Elgin should post red light camerasDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - The city of Elgin could be boosting revenue and making more intersections safer for drivers and pedestrians by adding more red light cameras to intersections around town...
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Save trees on Fleming RoadDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - The McHenry County Division of Transportation sent a letter to the residents of Fleming Road in January 2010 informing us that they had determined that the road had dete...
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Abstinence only message won't workDec 20, 2010 10:00 pm - It has become a great concern in the local area that surrounds the District 300 schools that the current procedures of the sexual education curriculum are failing. Too m...
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Transitional home needed in ElginDec 19, 2010 10:00 pm - There are too many people that are living on the streets without any home and no help from anybody. I believe that there should be a transitional independent living faci...