McHenry County Opinion
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What’s fair in D23 is true for citizens, tooOct 21, 2013 5:00 am - As the District 23 teachers ask for a fair contract, don’t we also have to ask what’s a fair wage for the teachers; i.e. how does their current situation compare with th...
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Eternal vigilance of the citizen soldierOct 18, 2013 4:40 am - Eternal vigilance of the citizen soldier Unconscionable barricading of the World War II and Lincoln Memorials, closure of Mount Rushmore while blocking military cha...
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The alluring, but unfinished, saga of Cook County budgetOct 17, 2013 5:00 am - The story of the 2014 Cook County budget, unveiled last week by county board President Toni Preckwinkle, sounds very alluring today but may not be entirely evident until...
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Why I Pass-only at I-90 and Rt. 47?Oct 17, 2013 4:40 am - Why I Pass-only at I-90 and Rt. 47? Congrats to Illinois Tollway — sort of. To the project managers who handle all that construction, an “A.” That is some project a...
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Thinks Barrington not in good handsOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - My fellow Barrington residents, I have a series of questions for you before you elect replacements on your village board in coming elections. You may think I am “jumping...
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Preckwinkle committed to working with allOct 14, 2013 5:00 am - I was disappointed by the way the Daily Herald characterized my position — writing that my “efforts to reduce the county’s jail population and save taxpayers millions of...
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The SoapboxOct 12, 2013 5:00 am - Budgetary perspective in Elgin: Elgin city councilmen are not sure about eliminating business license fees because they worry about losing revenue. The fees are projecte...
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People have spoken on health careOct 12, 2013 4:40 am - People have spoken on health care The House of Representatives has now attempted 43 times to torpedo the Affordable Care Act by repeal or defunding at a cost of ove...
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Editorial: Continue senior, disabled bus serviceOct 11, 2013 5:00 am - Washington, D.C., is not the only place where politicians are having a difficult time compromising before a deadline halting constituent services. On a much smaller scal...
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Unconscionable and un-AmericanOct 11, 2013 4:40 am - Unconscionable and un-American The United States is the only industrialized nation in the world that does not provide health care for its citizens. We have enough m...