McHenry County Opinion
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Honorable Bianchi the only choiceDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Remember when there was decorum, decency, honesty and the ability to agree to disagree? When I grew up in a politically active family, it was a privilege to attend polit...
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Fox Lake Library plan is a sound oneDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - I was in the Fox Lake Library recently, reading Lee Filas' article about the February library bond issue, when I noticed a 9-foot crack in the thermopane glass next to t...
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College kid should grow up and studyNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Poor Michael Walters, to be forgiven for his failure and now wants his cake to eat too. (Nov. 26 Daily Herald article, regarding "grade forgiveness".) Young man, I sugge...
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Lake County Soap BoxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Winning Bears: Congratulations to the Lake Zurich High School football team on its Class 7A championship. Winning a state championship -- whether it's football or any o...
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Fox Valley Soap BoxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Help or more bureaucracy? One can make a plausible argument, as Community School District 300 did, that high school department chairs can provide more hands-on teaching ...
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Cook County soap boxNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - The secret's out We all like our hometowns, but it's always nice to get validation from outsiders. Businessweek.com is lauding Barrington (25th) and Buffalo Grove (30th)...
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Please consider making 'gift of life'Nov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - I am a regular donor of platelets at the LifeSource donation site beside the Wal-Mart in Lake Zurich. Things are so bad that I was called just three days after donating ...
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What, why we don't know about IraqNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - Did you know that 47 countries have re-established their embassies in Iraq ? Did you know the Iraqi government currently employs 1.2 million Iraqi people? Did you know t...
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Advocate the best choice for areaNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Here in northwest Lake County we live in a growing, thriving community. As president of the Round Lake Area Chamber of Commerce, I have the privilege of witnessing first...
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Thread of light runs through dark stories on foreclosure crisisNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - No one takes pleasure in seeing unforeseen circumstances dishevel the lives of families. Yet, these stories can generate something more than sympathy. A fairly simple ma...