McHenry County Opinion
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Strong business sector will get state on trackApr 18, 2014 5:01 am - Most Illinois residents were sound asleep on the morning of Jan. 12, 2011, when the General Assembly was debating a 67 percent tax hike on personal income. Backers of th...
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Editorial: Potential for train service is welcome newsApr 18, 2014 5:00 am - The birth of the modern suburb can be traced in many cases to the train lines that stop in the downtowns of those communities. And when those downtowns needed an econom...
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Candy, movies in school: What's district's view?Apr 13, 2014 5:00 am - An online comment on our story about what may or may not be a brewing controversy at a West Dundee school over teachers giving out candy and showing “Toy Story” during i...
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Is U.S. headed for a Rome-like fall?Apr 13, 2014 12:01 am - Is U.S. headed for a Rome-like fall? The recent Supreme Court decision, pronounced by Chief Justice Roberts, removes all remaining limits to campaign donating. It s...
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TPA deal skirts Congress, publicApr 11, 2014 12:01 am - TPA deal skirts Congress, public If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. I'm referring to your April 4 Guest Column by Henrik Fogh Rasmussen. In that colu...
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Editorial: School using controversy as a teaching momentApr 10, 2014 5:00 am - Little good can ever be expected to come of a sexting scandal at a middle school. But if one occurs, it requires delicate handling - as officials at Barrington Middle Sc...
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Let's clear out the career politiciansApr 08, 2014 5:01 am - On April 1, state Sen. Kirk Dillard wrote that votes were not cast for him because of polls, the media and how much money some people had spent. Sen. Dillard, I did not ...
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Editorial: Travel questions underscore need for transparency, discliplineApr 08, 2014 5:00 am - We recently asked veteran College of Lake County board member Barbara Oilschlager to explain some of her taxpayer-funded expense reimbursements included in a Daily Heral...
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Air Force One costs are small potatoesApr 08, 2014 12:01 am - Air Force One costs are small potatoes Twice, Charles Brown has asked the government to provide the cost of operating Air Force One (Your Views, Aug. 13 and Dec. 23...
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Things to consider on unionized athletesApr 06, 2014 1:01 am - Looks like the "semi-professional" college athletes will soon get their chance to join a union. This may open up a few ways to also solve many other fiscal problems. A...