McHenry County Opinion
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'Don't ask, don't tell' is discriminationJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Since its adoption in 1993, the military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy has been the basis for the dismissal of about 12,500 experienced, dedicated service members who...
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Pay attention, upper middle classJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - As July 4th comes and goes, once again, I can't help but wonder, where have all the heroes gone? There was a time when men and women were willing to lose everything for ...
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Exercise your right to be curiousJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - President Obama began his tenure in the White House with a promise to make the federal government more transparent. After eight years of opacity, that was welcome news. ...
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Antioch High book sexual exploitationJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I totally disagree and am very disappointed with Daily Herald's "Sensible Solution" editorial [6-25-09] on the Antioch High School book controversy. It sounded like some...
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Hanover Park needs more officersJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - There's good news and bad news in the tale of crime statistics for Hanover Park. First, the good. As Daily Herald staff writer Kimberly Pohl reported Monday, crime in 20...
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Zirk's planned purge no surpriseJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I read, with no surprise, about the situation here in Gilberts regarding our police chief, Mike Joswick. I believe that replacing him would be a real travesty. Unlike ou...
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Cuts are real, cause great harmJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - It has begun. According to a story by reporter Bob McCoppin in the July 1 Daily Herald, because of a reduction in state funding, local human service agencies have begun ...
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Obama makes amends for Reagan's gaffeJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The deregulation of The New Deal policies by the Reagan administration ultimately put the American public in its current comprising economic situation. Within the first ...
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Nordquist: Fond farewell to boardJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I want to thank the entire Barrington area community for the opportunity to serve three terms on the Barrington District 220 Board of Education over the past 12 years. I...
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Standing in defense of governmentJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Ronald Reagan was famous for saying that, "Government isn't the solution; government is the problem." I prefer to rephrase that as, "Representative government isn't the ...