McHenry County Opinion
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Own up to pension mess, legislatorsMay 16, 2015 5:17 am - To Elaine Nekritz who said the following in the Daily Herald pension article May 9: "We are now going to be facing this problem for the next 50 years. And that makes me ...
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Editorial: New rail safety regs aren't strong enough to stop a suburban disasterMay 15, 2015 5:00 am - As we said in this space on Tuesday, we're uncomfortable with the risks we're all being forced to take as railroads carry more and more oil from North Dakota and Canada ...
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Editorial: Denying professional drone use defies logicMay 13, 2015 5:00 am - You see what they see at the scenes of fires, amid the devastation of tornadoes and other natural disasters. You hear them buzzing overhead at weddings. Drone aircraft -...
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Ivory law: criminals for their collectionsMay 12, 2015 12:01 am - Ivory law: criminals for their collections If passed, Illinois Senate Bill 1858, the Ivory Ban Act, will make it "unlawful for any person to import, sell, offer for...
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No excuse for animal crueltyMay 11, 2015 1:00 am - A recent Daily Herald Page 1 story featured a woman devoted to caring for adopted, aging cocker spaniels. From experience, I know older pets require attention, care and ...
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The SoapboxMay 09, 2015 1:00 am - Bursting with pride: Two students from Illinois are among the 141 Presidential Scholars recognized for excellence in academics or the arts. Congrats to Siqi Liu of ...
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Letter to Editor: IRS is corrupt as politicsMay 02, 2015 5:55 am - Where was the IRS ... what were they doing all this time? "After a Reuters review found errors in how the (Clinton) foundation reported government donors on its taxes, ...
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Letter to editor: Rauner needs to worry about own problemsMay 01, 2015 6:25 am - Governor Rauner needs to lead by example looking at his own "house" to help get the state out of debt. The state government (aka his house) is overflowing with departme...
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Letter to editor: Helping, hurting animalsMay 01, 2015 6:01 am - A recent Daily Herald page 1 story featured a woman devoted to caring for adopted, aging cocker spaniels. From experience, I know older pets require attention, care and ...
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Editorial: Changing times, technologies give cause to renew debate about sprinkler mandatesApr 24, 2015 1:00 am - The people living in the Barrington Hills home that went up in flames last weekend were, by all accounts. lucky. Nobody died. Had the house fire started in the middle of...