Woodstock Opinion
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Endorsement: Bansal for Republicans in U.S. House District 11Feb 14, 2020 12:00 am - On the Republican ballot in the 11th Congressional District, voters will have a choice between two conservatives who have run unsuccessfully for the Illinois General Ass...
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Endorsement: Foster for Democrats in U.S. House Dist. 11Feb 14, 2020 12:00 am - The 11th Congressional District, as is the case with so may districts in Illinois, is one of those squiggly-drawn districts unfairly gerrymandered to provide Democrats w...
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Weber: Property Tax Relief, Combating Corruption & DCFS Reform Vital this SpringFeb 06, 2020 10:00 pm - Over the past several weeks, my colleagues and I have been drafting new legislation and determining which legislation filed in 2019 we want to prioritize for the new ses...
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Letter: One answer deserves another questionNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - Why, when a reporter asks a good question and gets an answer, doesn't the reporter follow up with the next best question? Out of many examples, a recent one: During a n...
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Driven by fearOct 14, 2019 1:00 am - Republican consultant Mike Murphy is of the opinion that 30 GOP senators would vote to impeach President Donald Trump if they could keep their votes secret. When this co...
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Revisit funding for child victims' advocacySep 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Child abuse comes to light with sickening regularity, from sexual abuse perpetrated by adults in a position of trust to the terrible death this year of 5-year-old A.J. F...
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Editorial: The state's test of government consolidation in McHenry County could be just the startAug 14, 2019 1:00 am - Rank-and-file lawmakers like to take popular positions on big issues the public cares about — think Fair Maps, for instance — but they're often slow to take initiative w...
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GOP need better candidates in 6th DistrictAug 03, 2019 1:00 am - The average population of a Congressional district is over 700,000. so it should be easy to find people interested in running for Congress. That's not true in Illinois' ...
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Law changes threaten services for abused childrenJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Are you familiar with the Child Advocacy Center of McHenry County? We are an organization that exists to serve our society's most vulnerable members; children who have b...
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Trinity AME Church to host Emanuel 9 Service of Remembrance June 9, 2019 at 4:00 pmMay 27, 2019 11:00 pm - On Sunday, June 9 at 4:00 p.m. Trinity AME Church will host the 4th Annual Emanuel 9 Service of Remembrance, at 210 South Avenue in Waukegan, IL. The service will honor ...