McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsements: DeVito, Gallichio, Janquart, Mazur for Big Hollow Dist. 38 school boardMar 20, 2013 2:17 pm - The financial picture in Big Hollow School District 38 is not good. Owed money from the state, the district has a budget shortfall of $1.3 million. The school board has ...
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Endorsements: Babcock, Bokor, Ekeberg, Seiffert for Palatine Dist. 15Mar 20, 2013 2:17 pm - Although nine candidates are crowding the race for four available seats on the Palatine Elementary District 15 school board, the tenor of this contest isn’t nearly as ac...
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Endorsements: Barreto, Harlfinger, Huckins for Lake in the Hills boardMar 20, 2013 2:17 pm - When village trustees talk about how things have changed in Lake in the Hills, they’re not just referring to the town’s phenomenal growth. They’re also recalling a perio...
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Freedom from guns is a right, tooMar 20, 2013 11:35 am - As much as I try to understand the love some people have for their guns, I can’t quite accept that their love for guns trumps my love of my right to not have guns in pub...
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Impeachment rule for Congress?Mar 20, 2013 4:40 am - Impeachment rule for Congress? What happened to our Constitution? Are we going back to reverse slavery? Do the people of this country still have representatives on ...
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Do the right thing for committed couplesMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - In June 2012, my partner of 14 years, Jaime Laurita, and I were on the cover of the Daily Herald for our civil union ceremony being featured on Bravo’s Real Housewives o...
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Herald is wrong on same-sex marriageMar 19, 2013 5:00 am - I’m not at all surprised at the Herald’s endorsement of homosexual “marriage.” As a longtime reader of the Herald, it does hurt! However, it goes right along with today’...
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Red-light camera near mall is a scamMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - A recent trip to Deer Park mall got me a $100 ticket for a red light violation (not stopping completely). I feel this is a scam set up and enforced to gain revenue and h...
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Wants three new faces on D15 boardMar 18, 2013 5:00 am - My name is Sue Quinn, and I’m a former District 15 school board member. Having served my community for four years and been a parent in the district for nine, I know the ...
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Endorsements: Hatfield, Pickering, Riley, Wall for Fox River Grove Dist. 3Mar 18, 2013 5:00 am - Voters in Fox River Grove District 3 will pick among five candidates to fill four open seats. Patrick Riley, Timothy Hatfield, Stephen Pickering and Patrick Wall are end...