McHenry County Opinion
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Snow can't have argument both waysOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - For well over a year now, board member Larry Snow has bashed the former District 158 superintendent for allegedly acting "outside of the board" with regard to district f...
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Runners responsible to train, run safelyOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - I read the articles in today's paper pointing fingers and blame on Chicago Marathon race organizers and the city. I have not read or heard a word about the runners' resp...
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Medical providers make abortion easyOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - I am so happy that my mother did not read editorials supporting Planned Parenthood. The reality of this situation is that doctors and nurses have become the judge and j...
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School expansion clearly is neededOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Regarding the Daily Herald's Oct. 11 article "Renovate Grant High or pay less in taxes," I am writing to correct your choice of the word "renovate." It severely downplay...
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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...