McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: Reconsider separate election boardsOct 10, 2013 5:00 am - We’ve been scratching our heads for months about a state law of mysterious origins that requires Lake County to take election duties away from the county clerk and creat...
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Wisdom from kids about school lunchesOct 08, 2013 5:00 am - My own independent citizen panel of three grandchildren weighed in on school lunches this weekend. They are assorted ages and in different schools in the suburbs. When a...
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She’s grateful for the work on her homeOct 07, 2013 5:00 am - Recently, a group of boys from the Fremd swimming and diving teams and several adults sponsored by Catholic Charities and Hanover Township painted the entire outside of ...
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GOP has no social conscienceOct 07, 2013 4:40 am - GOP has no social conscience Prior to the period from Ronald Reagan until recently, the GOP stood for financial conservatism with a social conscience. It has slowly...
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No one gets 'Chopped' in our cooking contestOct 06, 2013 5:00 am - As the director of news and matrix operations, DuPage and Fox Valley editions, I have many important duties. One involves carting the framed portraits of staff service a...
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Editorial: Prepare now for ‘aging in place’Oct 04, 2013 5:00 am - Anyone who lives long enough to face decisions about long-term care inevitably will have to determine the best place to live. While remaining in one’s home is the first ...
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Dolphin Cove hasn’t profiled this groupOct 04, 2013 4:40 am - Dolphin Cove hasn’t profiled this group I am responding to a Sept. 7 story in which some staff members at Dolphin Cove Family Aquatic Center in Carpentersville were...
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Beware costly scam to copy deedsSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - The Lake County Recorder’s Office has been flooded with phone calls asking about a letter regarding the deed to the caller’s home. It looks very official but the true p...
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Soapboxing on radical-turned-speaker Bill AyersSep 29, 2013 5:00 am - Sunday Soapbox. Some opinions require lots of words and elaboration. This is my Sunday Soapbox, not-so-briefly-stated commentary from one Daily Herald editor, and shamel...
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The SoapboxSep 28, 2013 5:00 am - Secret to a long life: Alice Jensen of Arlington Heights and Irene Cook of Addison have been close friends for 95 of their 100 years on earth. So, what is the secret to ...