McHenry County Opinion
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DUI law should be revised or dumpedFeb 09, 2009 10:00 pm - On Jan. 1 a new law took effect in Illinois requiring first time DUI offenders to pay for and install an ignition lock breathalyzer device in their vehicles. However, t...
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End court fight and start negotiationsFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Give it up. Barrington continues to fight the battle of the railroad with no hope of winning. The decision by the STB board has been given after the required due diligen...
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Economy must be factor in contractFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - I would like to thank the Cuba Township board of trustees for its recent decision to shelve a tax rate increase. They considered that while the economy is in recession ...
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Wishes cemeteries would relax a littleFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Does anyone know why cemeteries are becoming so restrictive? They are constantly changing rules as far as plot owners being able to show their love and loss of a family ...
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Celebrate the right to writeFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Recently hundreds of law enforcement officers assembled in New York, Fort Lauderdale and Houston to protect pro-Palestinian demonstrators carrying posters calling on Jew...
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It's not all about illegal immigrantsFeb 06, 2009 10:00 pm - Why are people using illegal immigrants as a scapegoat for all their anger and frustration? Whether it's because someone lost his job, can't get a job or some other issu...
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Ryan should serve his time, like any other criminalFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - After reading the article recently where President Bush did not pardon Ex-Governor Ryan, now his mouth piece Thompson wants to ask newly-elected President Obama to pardo...
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Cut assessments but also spendingFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Assessors will be reducing property assessments for 2009 to reflect tumbling home prices, but such a move will have little impact on tax bills unless local taxing bodies...
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Nothing going right so far with ObamaFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - Well, Obama's been President for 10 days. Let's see what we have: Using his middle name "Hussein" after it was so verboten during the campaign, not to mention him grovel...
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Herald off base on Rt. 53 referendumFeb 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I was very disappointed to see the Daily Herald's Jan. 11 editorial supporting County Board member David Stolman's proposed countywide advisory referendum regarding the ...