McHenry County Opinion
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Accountability key in Dist. 54, but so is fairnessFeb 10, 2008 10:00 pm - Accountability. Accountability for student learning. Accountability for providing a quality education within a balanced budget. These ideas are not new to School Distric...
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Death tax hurts family businessesFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I am writing this response to a letter regarding the repealing of the death tax. I respectfully disagree with the author's claim that the repeal of the death tax is not ...
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Point to remember on suburban turnoutFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - The early line on last week's voter turnout in Cook County is something to crow about: record voter registration of 1.35 million, record early voting of about 60,000 ba...
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Church had duty to discipline MajerusFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Adam Rittenberg's article ("Church Can't Deny Majerus…") shows a lack of understanding of the issues regarding Coach Rick Majerus' public statements supporting abortion ...
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Take care before getting on a snowmobileFeb 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Winter has whacked us with the worst it can throw at us. It's been a rare day, of late, when we haven't had snow -- and a lot of it. Storm after winter storm has descen...
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Saturday Soapbox: No news is good newsFeb 08, 2008 10:00 pm - After a couple of rather disastrous recent elections, Kane County finally seems to have gotten one right. Despite a turnout 50 percent higher than in the 2004 primary, C...
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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...