McHenry County Opinion
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Saturday Soapbox: Hats offFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Lake County Clerk Willard Helander and her staff should be proud of the job they did recovering from the Election Night computer meltdown that delayed vote counts. The s...
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Saturday Soapbox: When quantity mattersFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Seems the students at Elgin School District U-46's Gifford Street High School have found themselves on an unplanned diet. The district is now addressing complaints that ...
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Thank you for the acts of kindnessFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to say to the person or persons who sneak over, usually early in the morning while I am sleeping, and remove things from my driveway on Hale Lane in Island ...
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Using the house the governor won'tFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I have a couple of ideas to raise some money for our cash-strapped state. Since the governor prefers to live in Chicago, I propose that the governor's mansion be renamed...
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Let's keep more of us engagedFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - No, the campaign that ended with voting Tuesday did not bring the Democrats their presidential nominee. Still, there were astonishing developments that deserve more atte...
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Thoughts on the teacher shortageFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Did anyone catch the irony in two recent education reports in the Daily Herald? It was noted in a front page report (Jan. 28) that the suburbs face a critical shortage o...
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Universal health care isn't universalFeb 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Senators Clinton and Obama both want universal health care of some sort. It should be pointed out that some British doctors are now recommending that the government medi...
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School bus driver needs to obey lawsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Upon leaving Condell Medical Center on Feb. 4, I took Crane Boulevard out to Butterfield Road to go home to Fox Lake. As I approached Nicholas-Dowden Park at 3:45 p.m. ...
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Don't the 'no' votes count in Dist. 38?Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I have written before but this issue compels me to write again. The Big Hollow School referendum passed by a very slim majority. After four or five tries, they manage...
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Accusations won't intimidate effortsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - I'm writing in response to a recent letter from immigration attorney Shirley Sadjadi. She continues to chastise those of us who are resisting the influx of illegal immi...