McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsements: Piwko, Goldman, Westberg for Huntley village boardMar 13, 2013 5:00 am - With a full interchange at I-90 and Rt. 47 on the verge of being completed in 2013, Huntley is bracing for tremendous growth opportunities. Incumbent John Piwko has been...
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Endorsements: DiLeonardi, Tennes, Meccia for OCC boardMar 13, 2013 5:00 am - Oakton Community College finds itself on the cutting edge of the health care debate. Hours that adjunct professors now work may need to be cut to preserve their part-tim...
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Endorsements: Wagner, Gordon, Ziller, Holtorf for Grafton Township boardMar 12, 2013 5:00 am - When it comes to Grafton Township, April 9 can’t arrive soon enough. There’s much room for improvement and four seats open on the board of trustees. Betty Zirk is the on...
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Endorsement: Kearns for Grafton Township supervisorMar 12, 2013 5:00 am - Grafton Township is in dire straits, and its 40,000-plus residents deserve better. The new supervisor must promise on Day 1 to stop spending money on litigation, learn t...
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New guns laws more needed than everMar 12, 2013 4:00 am - It is obvious that we need a new policy on gun ownership, and I sincerely believe that the president’s current regulatory suggestions are the way to a safer country for ...
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Endorsements: Only Nitz, McGinty for Island Lake village boardMar 11, 2013 4:00 am - Few towns in Lake County have seen the level of discord among elected officials as Island Lake has. Political feuds, not progress, have dominated much of the tenure of M...
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Endorsements: Lonigro, Aguilar, Weaver for Lakemoor village boardMar 10, 2013 4:00 am - There once had been six candidates filed to run for three seats on the Lakemoor village board. Now, the race is down to four. Two of the candidates failed to meet the re...
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Who’s to blame for sequestration?Mar 10, 2013 3:40 am - Who’s to blame for sequestration? The sky is falling, the sky is falling. That’s the message shrieked by President Obama about those mandated federal spending cuts ...
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Wheaton Drama director on the best show you've never heard of - "Full Circle"Mar 09, 2013 10:00 pm - Wheaton Drama, Inc. is presenting "Full Circle" as its fourth show of the 2012-2013 season. Director Sean Ogren explains what drew him to the show and why audiences shou...
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Founding Fathers want country backMar 09, 2013 3:40 am - Visitors to Johnsburg catch glimpses of a well-crafted welcome sign depicting that village’s most treasured historic icon, Saint John the Baptist Catholic church. Sadly,...