McHenry County Opinion
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On a cross-country ride of hope with a courageous little girlOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's far too early to tell whether the Radtke family of Johnsburg got their miracle. But without question, they got something special. Just a week ago, Laurie Radtke fou...
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A simple solution for county budgetOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I have a solution to the Cook County budget shortfall: simply cut the salary of every county employee in half and eliminate all benefits. When the workers walk off the j...
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Never notified of DCHS open houseOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the Oct. 15 article titled, "A tale of two open houses." The story on the Sunday open houses at Jacobs and Dundee-Crown High Schools left me wondering who set ...
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Eradicating Mason symbols is wrongOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - I think it is sad that a church would feel so threatened by another civic organization -- especially one with such a long history of benevolence as the Masons -- that th...
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Real lesson? Herald cannot be trustedOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you Dennis Depcik for your try at explaining what happened at Buffalo Grove High School, regarding cutting "God Bless America" from the weekly Homecoming activitie...
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Church helps unwed moms have childrenOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Apparently, Anne Ahrens of Schaumburg, whose letter ran Oct. 5, does not know about St. Mary Church in Huntley. Pro-life people do care and do assist unwed mothers. In M...
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Another ending for that Iraq/toilet taleOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Imagine a man standing in front of a clogged toilet," began Raleigh Sutton in his comparison of Iraq to a clogged toilet in an Oct. 7 edition. He illustrates the absurd...
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Soapbox: Hallelujah!Oct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Finally, a government faced with a revenue problem that isn't making tax and fee hikes a first resort. Kane County department heads got word this week that they'll have...
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Soapbox: Wise cancellationOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Yes, the Air Expo in Lake in the Hills has run for 22 years in celebration and promotion of the village's airport. But no, public officials can't ignore that the celebra...
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Soapbox: Good compromiseOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Developers of Wanish Park near Gurnee at first wanted to pay no impact fees because ownership of the new townhouses and condominiums will be limited to buyers 50 or olde...