McHenry County Opinion
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Kids need to be motivated to learnDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - The juxtaposition of Sunday's headline "LZ's No. 1" and the sidebar "Time to measure success" struck me as ironic, but perhaps insightful. The headline - state football ...
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Lost trials, exodus at endorsement's heartDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - As previously indicated in our endorsement letter dated Aug. 23, the Crystal Lake Police Officer's Association has endorsed Dan Regna for McHenry County state's attorney...
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Actually, there are no mulligansDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - Regarding the Nov. 26 Daily Herald article on "academic forgiveness," Michael Walters' lawyer (James Koch) also fails to earn the honor roll. The article concluded with ...
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Bad idea to insult parents' intelligence; talk reality, not policyDec 08, 2007 10:00 pm - There's one truth about parents. They tend to focus on their own kids to the exclusion of almost anything else. That's why I've always thought it unwise for schools to s...
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Soapbox: Ready, set, goDec 07, 2007 10:00 pm - Holiday shoppers around Algonquin, Lake in the Hills and Huntley will no doubt think Santa arrived several weeks early when officials open a long-awaited four-lane stret...
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Food drive success came from residentsDec 06, 2007 10:00 pm - Please allow me to extend a warm and heart-felt thank you to every individual and business who donated nonperishable food and toiletry items to our first-ever Make a Dif...
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Pathetic Judy Sigwalt tirade all too familiarDec 04, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in response to a couple of stories in the Daily Herald concerning Carpentersville. The first is about the so- called vandals in Carpenter Park damaging the newly...
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Raise scrutiny to stop foreclosed dreamsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - You can't tune in a radio station for more than five minutes these days without hearing some huckster telling you to call soon for your no-money-down, no-income-verifica...
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More trains will hurt BarringtonDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - To the editor: The Canadian National Rail Corp. has purchased the Elgin Joliet and Eastern RR (The "J') from United States Steel. They want to upgrade the line and incre...
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Tax tales only add to senior travailsDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - When we moved to the Del Webb community Huntley, we were told taxes would be about $3,000 a year. The tax bill just finished paying in September was $7,800. Like many se...