McHenry County Opinion
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College of DuPage bucking the trendMar 09, 2013 3:40 am - During their 2012-2013 planning process, College of DuPage administrators set a goal to grow the college’s 2012-2013 full-time equivalent enrollment by 1 percent. Despit...
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Endorsements: Hannigan, Harrington, Gohl for Barrington Hills trusteeMar 08, 2013 4:00 am - Barrington Hills may be best known for its rolling hills, five-acre minimum lots and equestrian-friendly atmosphere, but in recent years it’s also gained a reputation as...
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Endorsement: Bender for Fox Lake mayorMar 08, 2013 4:00 am - Four years ago, Ed Bender defeated the incumbent Fox Lake village president with the promise of making the border town more than a place to stop for gas en route to Wisc...
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Daily Herald slants county board newsMar 08, 2013 3:40 am - Daily Herald slants county board news Too much of what Jim Fuller is writing and his editors are allowing to be printed is slanted opinion rather than accurate news...
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Not a fan of Herald’s new comicsMar 07, 2013 3:40 am - Not a fan of Herald’s new comics It has been several weeks now that readers have had to become used to the two new comics, “Soup to Nutz” and “Thatababy.” I remembe...
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Praise for Ela Township roadsMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - On the night of the Feb. 26 snowstorm, I couldn’t help but notice how well the roads were maintained in Ela Township. I think it is important that the Ela Township Highw...
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Endorsement: Kaplan for Cary village presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - In the absence of an incumbent, the race for village president in Cary features two men with two years of experience as trustee. Mark Kownick was appointed to the board ...
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Endorsement: Mulcahy for Lake in the Hills village presidentMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Voters in Lake in the Hills are fortunate to have two committed, well-informed candidates for village president in the April 9 election, when a successor to 12-year Vill...
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Marriage should be allowed to evolveMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Reading the letter from Arlene Sawicki, I wondered if she had ever heard of adoption. The requirement of marriage partners to be of the opposite sex in order to procrea...
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Endorsement: Weihofen for Lakemoor mayorMar 06, 2013 4:00 am - Some view Lakemoor as an out-of-the-way hamlet west of Volo resting sleepily at the borders of Lake and McHenry counties. Others view it as a town that is primed with bo...