McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: The need for openness on housing projectsDec 08, 2014 10:00 pm - You might be tempted to think local governments communicate with each other better than they do with the rest of us, but that's not always the case. Officials in Ela Tow...
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School officials unfairly burden taxpayersDec 07, 2014 4:01 am - I read in the paper that only "34 percent of students completed fourth-grade proficient in reading" and "36 percent of eighth-graders are ready for high school course wo...
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Malloy's silence speaks volumesDec 06, 2014 4:01 am - Recently, President Obama signed an executive order granting protection from deportation to nearly 5 million undocumented immigrants and allowing millions of families to...
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Liberalism won't get us closer to prosperityDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - After reading Mr. Jim Peterson's Nov. 23 comment, I am amazed at how anyone can believe the liberal talking points and all this global warming information put out by the...
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Editorial: Find middle ground on adjuncts who are retiredDec 03, 2014 4:01 am - When the school year ends, Oakton Community College plans to dismiss dozens of adjunct instructors who are retired and collecting a state pension. The school recently wa...
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Barrington Twp. pantry grateful for BASA food driveDec 01, 2014 4:01 am - The Barrington Area Soccer Association held a food drive on behalf of the Barrington Township Food Pantry on Saturday, Nov. 15 and what an outstanding food drive it was!...
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The SoapboxNov 29, 2014 4:01 am - Get the giving spirit: In coming weeks, you'll read plenty of stories about various acts of giving, from schoolchildren delivering canned food to Toys for Tots col...
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Editorial: Right to start early on campus smoking banNov 24, 2014 10:00 pm - Watching young people light up a cigarette and take a long drag makes us wonder how they can ignore the dangers of smoking. The message is certainly clear, from the warn...
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Herald to run next Tammy campaign?Nov 22, 2014 11:01 pm - Herald to run next Tammy campaign? Enough already. We get it, and everybody in the Daily Herald's reading audience should well have known a long time ago that Rep. ...
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The SoapboxNov 22, 2014 4:01 am - Scrape it off: A Palatine High School cross country runner was seriously hurt this week when a car hit him, and Palatine police cited the driver for failure to yiel...