Huntley Opinion
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Goudie wrong in pointing fingerFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The NIU tragedy has hit hard in our family. My son-in-law, oldest daughter and I are all NIU graduates. My younger daughter will be graduating in May from Northern. All ...
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Briefs: Choppy charter watersFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The honeymoon didn't last long. One of the main reasons for opening a charter school is to avoid the cost of a unionized teaching force and to have more flexibility and ...
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Past time to change nation's eating habitsFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods announced it is passing along higher food costs caused, no doubt, by rising oil prices. The only excuse they had for selling their pretend food products was ...
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A chilly showcase proved warm spiritFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Events like the recent Community Showcase, which attracted an audience of almost 500 on a bitter cold day show that the spirit of Huntley is alive and well. The directo...
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Bypass progress, or 'Groundhog Day'?Feb 24, 2008 10:00 pm - Perhaps McHenry and Kane county motorists will one day look back on the saga of the proposed western Algonquin bypass and cheer the persistence and fortitude that brough...
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In midst of covering tragedy, journalists do care about sourcesFeb 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Reporters and photographers play a role that goes beyond merely satisfying the public's curiosity about a shocking event. At times like these, news reporters aren't exac...
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Need much harsher approach on DUIFeb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - We have an epidemic of people driving vehicles under the influence of alcohol and drug impairment. The daily police reports are rife with such incidents. Human nature b...
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It's probably the economy, stupid!Feb 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Let me get this straight. Housing starts and resales and car sales are all in the tank because of our pitiful economy. Homebuilders are going under. Home foreclosures in...
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Soapbox: Win, lose, drawFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A judge has ruled, but it hardly has brought resolution. Villa Olivia, a banquet, ski, golf resort in Bartlett, has been trying for some time to convert its golf operati...
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Clemens case shows how 'whodunit' can supercharge a storyFeb 13, 2008 10:00 pm - As a high school journalism teacher many years ago, I tried to prepare students who cared little about current events and would never want to work for a newspaper to at ...