McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: The state's test of government consolidation in McHenry County could be just the start
Aug 14, 2019 5:53 AM - In this editorial, the Daily Herald cheers a measure by state Rep. David McSweeney of Barrington Hills that enables McHenry County residents to go to referendum to dissolve township governments. -
Congressmen should join Climate CaucusApr 14, 2018 1:00 AM - A McHenry letter to the editor: On the first Earth Day in 1970, Americans celebrated a turning point in the environmental movement.
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Editorial: Shared police social worker could be model idea
Dec 14, 2017 6:34 PM - A Daily Herald editorial says a McHenry County test program that provides member departments with access to a social services professional could be a model for departments that can't afford to have a full-time position on staff. -
Take action, don't deny reality of climate changeOct 10, 2017 12:01 AM - A Wauconda letter to the editor: No, EPA chief Tom Pruitt, this is not insensitive. Insensitive is ignoring the way forward. Hurricane Harvey floods Houston. Typhoons kill thousands and leave millions homeless in South Asia.
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Putting a stop to the shenanigansAug 13, 2017 12:01 AM - A McHenry County letter to the editor: McHenry County taxpayers pay higher property taxes than 99.99 percent of Americans, and that's on top of a permanent income tax increase in a state with almost 7,000 local governments. People have had enough and are fleeing.
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Thanks, voters, for the next four yearsDec 18, 2016 12:01 AM - A Lake in the Hills letter to the editor: As I took the oath of office for McHenry County Board Dec. 5, I felt a great sense of gratitude for the dedicated and loyal friends who helped make this possible. Without your support, I could not have succeeded.
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A vote for resource preservationOct 24, 2016 1:00 AM - A Harvard letter to the editor: Even in today's nasty political climate where anything goes, Jack Franks' team has shown its true colors with slanderous allusions and half-truths about Michael Walkup. Is Jack that afraid of losing?
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McCann, Kearns endorsed in McHenry's District 6
Oct 21, 2016 9:45 AM - The Daily Herald endorses incumbent Mary McCann and fellow Republican James Kearns for McHenry County's sprawling District 6. -
Endorsement: Tirio for McHenry County recorder of deeds
Oct 21, 2016 9:43 AM - The Daily Herald endorses Republican Joe Tirio for McHenry County recorder of deeds. -
Endorsements: Skala, Wimmer for McHenry County Board's District 5
Oct 20, 2016 10:02 AM - The Daily Herald endorses incumbent Michael Skala, a Republican, and Democrat Alex Wimmer for McHenry County Board's District 5.
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