McHenry County Opinion
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Click it or ticket this holiday season<May 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Over the upcoming Memorial Day Holiday weekend, many of us will take to the roads to visit family and friends. Whether you plan to stay close to home or travel a long d...
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The military tour as show businessMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - I am perplexed by your article, "Military Tour, the Trip of a Lifetime" about Mr. Dirk Beveridge's (of Barrington) visits to various installations on the east coast of t...
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Scrapbook time of year for parents is good news for us allMay 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Individually, graduates may be experiencing the raw ache of 'last times' for so many activities, but collectively, they remind us of an important cycle of life When you ...
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Courts can't alter gay marriage lawsMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - This in response to David Berry's article discussing California and Massachusetts gay marriage rulings and how they will affect Illinois. In both states, the truth is t...
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Communication's vital in an emergencyMay 20, 2008 11:00 pm - A Jacobs High School student's father called police last week after she sent him a text message worried there might be a shooting at the Algonquin school. It, fortunatel...
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Don't risk a perception of favoritismMay 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Lake Zurich was in a quandary. An ambitious and controversial plan to raze and rebuild nearly all of Main Street through downtown was going nowhere, even after the villa...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Both right and wrong When Hoffman Estates police officer Vince Pusateri declined to shake Cook County Board Chairman Todd Stroger's hand at Tuesday's disaster drill at t...
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Saturday Soapbox: Lake CountyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Fireworks over no-bid There's a reason governments must solicit bids on purchases over $10,000. Besides the fact it's a state law, it makes sense to get the best price ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Fox ValleyMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Schools can help as well as educate A good school district is central to a community in providing education and guidance for students. In times of crisis, a school can a...
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Praise for heroes on the home frontMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Ed Szydlowski didn't hesitate when he heard a woman's cries for help as smoke billowed from her home. The Carpentersville village engineer from Hampshire immediately ran...