McHenry County Opinion
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Where is Dondi when you need him?Mar 06, 2013 3:40 am - Where is Dondi when you need him? Notwithstanding the country’s poverty, disease, rebellions, earthquakes, draughts, snowstorms, Kardashians, Cubs, Sox and Bears, t...
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Don’t forget: Congress failed youMar 06, 2013 3:40 am - Don’t forget: Congress failed you Pay close attention to politicians who say, from the beginning of sequestration on through the early spring months, that sequestra...
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Monarch . . . Bringing Back America's Most Beloved ButterflyMar 04, 2013 10:00 pm - The Monarch uses milkweed to raise and feed its young, and as a place to rest, hide from predators, and prepare for migration. But the decreasing availability of milkwee...
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Endorsement: Darch for Barrington village presidentMar 04, 2013 3:30 pm - At one time, it looked like Karen Darch would run uncontested for a third term as Barrington village president. But then objections to nominating petitions knocked a sla...
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The SoapboxMar 02, 2013 4:00 am - 100 percent will do: When did it become de rigueur for sports figures to suggest they give their game 110 percent? Or wait until their joints are 110 percent healthy? Pe...
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Is this type of leadership we need?Mar 02, 2013 3:40 am - Is this type of leadership we need? Does anyone else find it strange that President Obama is singing doom and gloom about $85 billion dollars in budget cuts but he ...
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CLC trustee serves because she caresMar 01, 2013 4:00 am - I am writing this letter in an effort to inform the voters who will be casting their votes on April 9th for College of Lake County trustees. I have been a trustee at a ...
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Trash haulers should close the lidsFeb 28, 2013 4:00 am - I have experienced this myself, and in my driving around have noticed that wherever Waste Management is the garbage pickup provider, that their drivers never close the l...
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Cook County’s use tax is entirely bogusFeb 27, 2013 4:00 am - Has anyone else in Cook County been slapped with the Non-Retailer Use Tax? In August 2012, I purchased a 1994 Yamaha motorcycle from a private party. I went to the Secre...
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Editorial: With second chance come obligationsFeb 22, 2013 8:46 am - Getting a second chance is a precious gift to anyone who has ever made a mistake. It’s a shot at a new beginning, maybe even a clean slate. Often, it’s a simple reflecti...