McHenry County Opinion
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Don't teach theory as if it is a factSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - At Huntley High on the second day of school, our children who are most vulnerable and impressionable are being taught in their world history books as a fact that evoluti...
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Time to ask D220 a few hard questionsSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - To the editor: Your opinion in Saturday's Soapbox (Aug. 25) regarding CUSD 220 and their "patience" was not at all surprising. I do not believe your newspaper has ever b...
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'Going green' can save public's green, tooSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Not since the late 1960s and early 1970s has there been such focus on the environment and what could be done to protect it. Pollution control and energy conservation hav...
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Elect Scheurer and ditch BeanAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The incumbent is at it again in the state's 8th Congressional District: Voting with the Republicans; supporting the Bush regime; voting for warrantless wiretapping; weak...
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Age of enlightenment?Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs says he panicked after crashing his high, high-end car into a light pole at 3 in the morning and left the scene to "avoid a scene."...
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U.S. cannot afford to export jobsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Sara Bryant nailed it with her Aug. 4 letter to the editor. I'm sure she had more to say, but did not want to exceed the allowed number of words. For example, every job ...
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The far greater offense is abortionAug 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Recent events have prompted these comments. Thirty-five years in the struggle against the violence of abortion has affected my respect for all life. Mothers, since the i...
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U.S. cannot afford to export jobsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sara Bryant nailed it with her Aug. 4 letter to the editor. I'm sure she had more to say, but did not want to exceed the allowed number of words. For example, every job ...
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Some suicides require coverage, but always with sensitivityAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Sad though it is, covering tragedy is a mainstay of daily news reporting. When people are injured or die violently, a wide range of factors come into play to make that n...
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Reject phony games for the 14th DistrictAug 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Let's stop the games in the 14th Congressional District. While still unconfirmed by the congressman, credible sources are reporting that Dennis Hastert may be planning t...