McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: Public need meets private good in Harper programApr 30, 2014 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, we read about Denise Owens, a single mom who has survived a bad marriage and bad kidneys, and who turned her life around with a determined spirit and help fr...
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Editorial: Good move to study e-cigarette regulationsApr 30, 2014 5:00 am - Electronic cigarettes are big business. Bloomberg estimates global sales may reach 7.5 billion in 2015, up from 3.5 billion last year. Frank Angiulo knows firsthand how ...
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Tolerance applies to religious speech, tooApr 29, 2014 5:01 am - Never have I heard such blab about tolerance and political correctness coming from the most intolerant of all - the homosexual activists. They have determined somehow th...
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Editorial: Lessons of Libertyville's downtown success storyApr 29, 2014 5:00 am - If Libertyville's story can serve as a model for successful downtown renovations - and we believe it can - then what are some of the key lessons to take from it? Some ob...
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ACT not an option; it's a mandateApr 28, 2014 12:01 am - Mary Warren's letter says there are multiple options in the Affordable Care Act. Are you kidding? I cannot keep my doctor of 30 years. I have to go to a hospital 40 mile...
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Officials not listening on Barrington underpassApr 26, 2014 5:01 am - I see the problems with the EJ&E Railway as far more serious than being categorized as "complaints." People are going to lose their homes! Well, you say, not many. Try t...
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Halt direction GOP is taking the countryApr 26, 2014 12:01 am - The importance of the midterm election cannot be overstated. The continued obstructionism of the Republican controlled House of Representatives will only continue if Dem...
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Editorial: School nutrition is more than lunchApr 23, 2014 11:00 pm - Two years after the National School Lunch Program made big strides toward providing students with more nutritious food, Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is co...
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Let voters decide future of townshipsApr 20, 2014 12:01 am - Let voters decide future of townships Illinois' nearly 13 million citizens have a shameful tax burden of supporting 7,000 units of governments, which is 2,100 more ...
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The SoapboxApr 19, 2014 5:00 am - A joyful 'ribbit': Is there anything more serene than the sound of frogs in wetlands? Thanks to biologists from Lake County Forest Preserve District and Lincoln Par...