McHenry County Opinion
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Don't let success go to wasteSep 05, 2014 1:01 am - Who couldn't be prouder about the Jackie Robinson West's team's performance on and off the field? Black or white it doesn't matter, these boys have shown all the charac...
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Candidate will focus on bringing jobsSep 04, 2014 1:01 am - The best debt and deficit reduction program is getting people back to work. The nation's highways, bridges, schools, water systems and electricity grid are all desperate...
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Church must be more transparentSep 03, 2014 5:01 am - I am so glad to have seen your Aug. 24 editorial regarding the reinstitution of Joseph Wilk, a priest in Schaumburg. Often we who work for the cause of survivors of abus...
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Editorial: The shift to a school calendar that makes senseSep 02, 2014 1:01 am - Some of the best ideas are those that make sense for all the right reasons. They're efficient, cost-effective and play to the strengths of everyone involved. They often ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Talking politics, chickens, baseball and moreAug 30, 2014 1:01 am - And they're off: It's Labor Day weekend and the real racing begins. This November, we'll select a governor and other state officers and legislators; we'll elect a U...
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Accountability lacking on our leadersAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Jake Griffin's column on the state agency ignoring the law showcases one of the glaring flaws in Illinois government; i.e. no one is accountable for making sure things a...
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Illinois cannot afford to lose residentsAug 26, 2014 5:01 am - Just read another study by the Illinois Policy Institute. Did you know that in 2012 Iowa's median income surpassed Illinois'? Our income has collapsed by $12,000 in the ...
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Duckworth right on with 'deserter' commentAug 25, 2014 5:01 am - I support Tammy Duckworth completely when she says businesses that leave the USA to employ cheap labor are deserters. Tammy is right on two counts. First, any business t...
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District didn't want to give up schoolAug 23, 2014 5:01 am - I found the article in the paper recently regarding Round Lake Area Unit District 116 and their use of Joseph J. Pleviak School in Lake Villa as a Kindergarten Center ve...
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Require bicycles to have hornsAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - This comment is in response to the article, 'Bicyclists vs. bucolic suburb'. It is about time that someone addressed this issue. One aspect of this issue that isn't men...