McHenry County Opinion
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Tri-Cities SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Too bizarre In one final sop to his party, Dennis Hastert is likely to leave his U.S. House 14th District seat before the end of the year. That will trigger the need for...
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Time to revisit an inconvenient realityNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - While deeply at risk of appearing somewhat "bombastic" or the unrelenting purveyor of "baloney," permit me a few lines to revisit an inconvenient reality. Tired, old "Bu...
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Chicago transit a pricey, vast morassNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - Seventy-five million dollars was paid to the owners of the Chicago Surface Lines and $12 million to the Chicago Rapid Transit Co. per a Chicago Tribune article on Oct. 1...
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Lake Co. SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - A damp dry run There's nothing like a little fog and mist to produce a test run for holiday travelers. And nothing quite like this week's weather-related delays at O'Har...
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Be sure donations go where expectedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - You're at home in the evening, the phone rings and the person at the other end of the line wants you to donate to a particular organization. Such callers often claim to ...
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Grant High needs building loanNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Grant Community High School has a long tradition of managing its resources wisely. Careful financial management has led to a balanced budget for 10 years. Quality educat...
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Housing market on local level is strongNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - In its recent article on national trends in the housing industry (Oct. 27, Associated Press: "Worse before it improves…All things housing predicted to fall: prices, sal...
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Yahoo sells out values in ChinaNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Last week, Michael Calahan, Yahoo general counsel, excused Yahoo and defended the outing of a pro-democracy Chinese journalist, Shi Tao, who will serve a 10-year sentenc...
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Lies and money vs. day of prayerNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Recently, I was one of over 1,000 in front of Planned Parenthood in Aurora. A beautiful, peaceful, prayerful day. The dispute regarding PP is all about the truth being ...
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School headline was misleadingNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Your editorial criticizing the Illinois Association of School Boards for addressing a resolution on 18-year-olds who want to be school board members is misleading. The I...