McHenry County Opinion
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Media could regret Obama fascinationMar 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The TV show "Commander in Chief" with Geena Davis and Donald Sutherland was one of the best prime-time television programs presented in the fall of 2005. It was so powe...
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Goudie wrong in pointing fingerFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The NIU tragedy has hit hard in our family. My son-in-law, oldest daughter and I are all NIU graduates. My younger daughter will be graduating in May from Northern. All ...
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Soapbox: Stevsenson debate team's glory daysFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - A familiar refrain is that high school athletics get all the glory while other equally valuable extracurricular activities are ignored by the media. Debate teams usually...
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Briefs: Choppy charter watersFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - The honeymoon didn't last long. One of the main reasons for opening a charter school is to avoid the cost of a unionized teaching force and to have more flexibility and ...
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Banning guns won't ban the violenceFeb 29, 2008 10:00 pm - In regards to the Annie Iverson Gower Fence Post article on gun laws in Australia (Feb. 19). She is correct with her facts, but she didn't tell you all of the facts. Th...
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Past time to change nation's eating habitsFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Kraft Foods announced it is passing along higher food costs caused, no doubt, by rising oil prices. The only excuse they had for selling their pretend food products was ...
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Someone should have seen it comingFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - I wanted to express my deepest sympathy to everyone who was touched by the NIU shootings. In the days after the shootings, everyone was saying that there were no warn...
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Quebec health system in crisisFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Guess what? The former health minister of Quebec admits that system he helped create ain't sustainable. Claude Castonguay notes that the system has reached a "crisis" p...
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A chilly showcase proved warm spiritFeb 27, 2008 10:00 pm - Events like the recent Community Showcase, which attracted an audience of almost 500 on a bitter cold day show that the spirit of Huntley is alive and well. The directo...
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Headed for life as Third World countryFeb 26, 2008 10:00 pm - Well, it would appear that whoever gets elected to the presidency, there will be amnesty. All three candidates propose to get a "comprehensive plan" in place once electe...