McHenry County Opinion
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Teachers' pay demands unreasonableSep 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It shouldn't have come to this. Huntley Unit District 158 teachers struck Monday for the first time after seven months of often arduous discussions - including 40 hours ...
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District 15 class size formula needs workSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - I am writing to express concern with the large class sizes in several District 15 schools. In my child's school (Lake Louise), each third grade class has 30 or more chil...
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Costs of rail merger will be far greaterSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The Surface Transportation Board's draft Environmental Impact Statement fails to give a realistic picture of the damage that the proposed CN purchase of the EJ&E would b...
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'Democratic view' is not 'news'Sep 13, 2008 11:00 pm - In the midst of news items on sept. 2, the daily herald places an editorial from democrat politician dan hynes. his sophomoric attempt to blame all national challenges a...
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Support Seals in addition to ObamaSep 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I listened to Barack Obama's speech at the Democratic National Convention and, for the first time since Bush took office, I'm hopeful about the future of our country. Bu...
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Palin shows need for full sex ed courseSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - We now have our poster child for abstinence-only sex education. And the face (and growing belly) belong to none other than the daughter of the Republican Vice Presidenta...
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70-year-olds have much to offerSep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - I am responding to a letter written by Len Lempa on Aug. 21 titled "McCain too old for presidency." You, sir, have insulted hundreds of senior citizens living right in y...
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Don't leave job in hands of 'learner'Sep 11, 2008 11:00 pm - I found the letter printed in a recent Herald from an Elgin reader most interesting. It was titled "Experience doesn't equal effectiveness." The writer then goes on to a...
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President's business is our business, tooSep 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Letter writer Kathleen Parker feels our presidential candidates' belief system is none of our business. I completely disagree. In a world where morality is defined by te...
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Kirk ad misleads voters on SealsSep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Congressman Mark Kirk has already started his negative campaign to stop change in Washington. Kirk has started to run a deceiving ad to cover up his long record in Wash...