McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: CN merger beneficial, but keep working to help BarringtonJan 16, 2015 4:01 am - There's no doubt Canadian National has, overall, been a positive presence in Chicago and the suburbs. Since buying the EJ&E line for $300 million in 2008 the railroad ha...
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Lethargy on later school start timesJan 15, 2015 11:01 pm - Lethargy on later school start times The Jan. 5 front-page article on delaying school start times for teens, "More sleep, better students?" reveals the usual lethar...
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Transportation articles lead to speculationJan 06, 2015 4:01 am - I wanted to comment on some articles that recently ran in the Herald. The "Hidden hazards" articles relative to the hazards posed by railroad tanker cars transporting cr...
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Editorial: Later school start times deserve studyJan 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Ben, wake up! You're going to be late! What parent hasn't had to pry a teen out of bed in the morning? The kids stay up later than you want them to, and then you can't g...
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Pols, is this what the people really need?Jan 05, 2015 4:01 am - The November elections have passed and already politicians are passing bills for themselves. Earlier this year, a bill was passed allowing cars and trucks to travel at 7...
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Shield law would create special classDec 30, 2014 4:01 am - Regarding your editorial encouraging a federal shield law for reporters, a shield law would create a special category of unconstitutional privilege for a small group of ...
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Coach appreciates prep sports coverageDec 22, 2014 4:01 am - As I rushed to get my newspaper off the driveway this morning I realized how much I count on the Daily Herald to get info on my beloved St. Viator Lions. We are well on ...
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The SoapboxDec 20, 2014 4:00 am - Lessons learned? Gasoline prices are at their lowest levels in many years. Great news, of course, but when prices were over $4 a gallon, Americans kept aware of th...
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Terrorists' actions much worseDec 15, 2014 4:01 am - Why is Congress (Diane Feinstein) wasting all this time and resources, including taxpayer money, on all of this CIA business? After what these terrorists did to us on 9/...
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The SoapboxDec 13, 2014 4:01 am - Hope lives: With the Bears' season (and future) spinning out of control, it was great to see Chicago become the center of the baseball universe this week. While the...