McHenry County Opinion
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Be more skeptical of that wire copyApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Your paper has carried recent AP wire copy story of the discovery of the USS Sydney, lost in World War II. The story describes the vessel as a battle cruiser, very much...
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Kirk tries to hide his conservatismApr 10, 2008 11:00 pm - I find it fascinating that so many people have felt compelled to boast of Mark Kirk's achievements in Fence Post. And yes, there are some good and important issues on t...
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District 158 getting leadership it needsApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Notice how little negativity appears in the local paper these days regarding Huntley School District 158? I like to think that is due to the leadership of Superintendent...
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Kirk is effective and experiencedApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - The 10th District of Illinois is fortunate to have an effective and experienced leader representing us in Congress. Congressman Mark Kirk is well respected by both parti...
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Chronicling elusive standard of judgment by 'content of character'Apr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Random thoughts: Sometimes the news is its own object lesson. Daily Herald Staff Writer Emily Krone worked for a week and a half to find and interview suburbanites who c...
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Greenberg should try issues, not namesApr 09, 2008 11:00 pm - Wouldn't it be wonderful if all political candidates focused on issues rather than name-calling? If Steve Greenberg has a quarrel with Melissa Bean's position on the env...
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Reject ploy to hike taxes for educationApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - State government thinks educating Illinois children is about money, not learning. The Illinois State Board of Education regularly lowers the achievement bar so we can ke...
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Citizens need this portal to accountabilityApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - You've just filed your Illinois tax return. And you're more than a little angry about how much you've paid in state taxes given the fiscal shenanigans in Springfield. So...
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Don't use teachers to solve state woesApr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Once again the State of Illinois is threatening to remove money needed for teacher pensions and medical insurance in order to meet state expenses. Please consider that t...
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And now, some more of that fertilizer!Apr 07, 2008 11:00 pm - A March 28 letter by Michael Schindel about Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Sen. Barack Obama was revealing. Schindel's judgment that Wright is a "black bigot" because of the r...