McHenry County Opinion
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Hultgren’s views are too radicalSep 28, 2013 4:40 am - Hultgren’s views are too radical Please join me in telling Randy Hultgren his views are too radical for our county. I am outraged that he supports shutting down our...
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Editorial: Truancy, heroin problems are intertwinedSep 27, 2013 5:00 am - If you read Sunday’s paper you may have seen two stories — one about Naperville’s unified attack on heroin use, the other about Kane County’s runaway truancy problem. Wh...
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Editorial: Let’s be sure Des Plaines River flood-control projects get doneSep 25, 2013 5:00 am - For suburban residents living along the Des Plaines River, the headline “27 projects to curb Des Plaines River flooding” in Tuesday’s Daily Herald was most definitely we...
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Editorial: Lake County’s model idea for leadership standardsSep 24, 2013 5:00 am - Two questions come to mind in the wake of the Lake County Board’s recent decision to require appointees to scores of boards and commissions to sign a “standard of conduc...
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Editorial: Collaboration key in school schedule changesSep 20, 2013 10:11 am - When a district talks about adjusting school start times and schedules, there’s sure to be hearty debate from all sides of the community. Case in point: An argument has ...
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Sports columnist fairly reported on marriage issueSep 18, 2013 5:00 am - I was pleasantly surprised at Patricia Babcock’s Aug. 30 report on the furor around woman’s professional basketball player Sophia Young. Young stated that she felt sacra...
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Sente internship a valuable experienceSep 16, 2013 5:00 am - I would like to thank state Rep. Carol Sente for a wonderful summer internship experience that allowed me to learn about the many duties of a state legislator and her st...
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God's Journey at Algonquin churchSep 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Artist Julie Kukreja, of Pen and Mouse Design, decorated the Children's Sunday School rooms at Christ United Methodist Church in Algonquin with a large wall drawing of t...
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Drop in incomes signals call for changeSep 15, 2013 5:00 am - Did you know that the economy is getting better for retirees? You bet, those of us between 65 and 74 have seen median income climb 5.1 percent between June 2009 and June...
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RTA appointees should stick to regional goalsSep 14, 2013 5:00 am - I am writing in response to a letter that appeared last week in the Chicago Sun-Times that was submitted by Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s appointees to the RTA board. I hope to i...