McHenry County Opinion
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Schools invite gay advocates, not GodApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Doesn't anyone see the irony of our state legislators kicking God out of classes, (although, lacking moral courage, they call it a moment of silence) while welcoming wit...
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Arguing again for a six-year presidentApr 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Seeing George W. Bush in office for two terms was quite numbing. This is a perfect example of the importance of a proposal that fell on deaf ears many years ago, that ha...
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Thanks for help on new school facilityApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you to all the current and former Woodland parents and all the community members who served as voices (in some cases literally) for Early Learning students. Moreov...
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Don't need a new co-opted fed agencyApr 13, 2008 11:00 pm - An FFA will not restore credibility to Financial World On April Fools Day, Scott Burns, with whom I rarely disagree, proposed formation of a new federal organization, t...
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Find ways to rescue raptor programApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - DuPage County residents have a great love for the outdoors; the woods, wetlands and the animals that inhabit these environs. That has been registered in consistent vot...
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Bad timing on urgent need for hospitalsApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Emergency rooms got about four visits for every 10 people in the United States in 2005, by the federal government's count. Some people -- poor of health, accident prone ...
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Board must inject reality into negotiationsApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Two stories on the front page last week could not have shown more starkly the vast and growing gulf between the public and private work forces in this country. At the to...
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Untimely pay raises for mayor, trusteesApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Raising the pay of local elected officials can be a tricky subject. In the first place, most elected officials don't get into community leadership for the money, and tha...
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Get your TV converter couponsApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - If your television is not digital ready or connected to a cable or satellite system, it will not work after Feb. 17, 2009 when all TV broadcasting must be digital. The ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Old pols never leaveApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When longtime Kane County Board member Jan Carlson of Elburn stepped down early, resigning from the board this week after being defeated in the Republican primary, he le...