McHenry County Opinion
-
Is this a misprint, or is it for real?Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: I moved into Streamwood last spring. One of the reasons for picking this area was the moderate property taxes. Can anyone explain to the public how a U-4...
-
Mismanagement is the real problemOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The county board is being asked to vote to dismantle the county forest preserve toboggan slides. Based on personal observation of the Deer Grove toboggan slide operation...
-
Children need health-care accessOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - By vetoing the most recent health care bill, President Bush has denied millions of low-income children access to much-needed health care. Over the last 10 years, the chi...
-
Schools reacting well to staph issuesOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The numbers are frightening. And hitting too close to home -- in our children's schools. But it's heartening to see that school and health officials -- along with parent...
-
Let private groups take stadium risksOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald favors McHenry County College's plan to build a minor league baseball stadium as part of a planned expansion ("MCC expansion plan worth second look," Oc...
-
Liberals suffering a bad case of amnesiaOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - I find it amazing that you would even print such a letter as the one by Pat and Joel Smith on Oct. 21. Their premise was "Bush's unnecessary attack on Iraq was a colossa...
-
Soapbox: Sorry, fans, no standsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Sorry, fans, no stands It's nice that Lane Tech has already made extensive changes to its on-campus stadium, but that doesn't excuse the Illinois High School Association...
-
Soapbox: Be smart, lock upOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Be smart, lock up Just because you live in a beautiful, well-kept neighborhood where your kids can play safely in the back yard doesn't mean you should leave your garage...
-
If not about cash, why no points?Oct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - If the goal of intersection cameras is truly safety and not money -- why are there no points assigned to a driver as a moving violation with the Illinois Secretary of St...
-
Soapbox: Getting in the gameOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Getting in the game The stands are starting to fill with towns interested in hosting the minor league baseball team Crystal Lake just nixed. Huntley met with Frontier L...