McHenry County Opinion
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Not why Rahm upset with Ricketts planJul 18, 2012 4:40 am - This is in response to Gail Rose’s ridiculous argument that Mayor Emanuel won’t speak to Cubs ownership and thus is fighting against job creation and hurting the middle ...
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Coolidge’s decisions will be based on factsJul 15, 2012 4:40 am - This fall voters have the opportunity to begin to break down the extremist political orthodoxy that crashed the economy in 2007-2008 and has been refusing to let it rest...
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Give it up, Mr. SpeakerJul 15, 2012 4:40 am - To Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan: I understand the importance of experience and value of a decade or two of service. But 30 years or more? Give it up and give y...
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Take advantage of new Harper seriesJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - I would like to thank Linda Hoeck over at Harper College, for her presentation and organizing of the parent orientation to introduce Harper’s new vocational program for ...
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Emanuel piqued by Ricketts familyJul 11, 2012 4:40 am - Once again, liberals are fighting against job creation and hurting the middle class. A conservative group dallied with the notion of an ad that showed the relationship b...
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Legal gay marriage would be a mistakeJul 10, 2012 5:00 am - Little surprise in the Herald’s endorsement of gay marriage. The past few weeks have contained many articles favoring same. The real stretch is their claim that without ...
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FairTax is the only fair taxJul 10, 2012 4:40 am - The FairTax system is a bill, languishing in the House Ways and Means Committee. Unless the entire bill becomes common knowledge, it will never get a fair hearing. Those...
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Editorial: No room for confidentiality in public dealsJul 09, 2012 6:54 pm - The concern for confidentiality in some employment relationships is understandable, especially when things don’t work out as planned. But when it involves a government j...
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When life give you rising ocean levels . . .Jul 09, 2012 9:57 am - So I’m reading the Daily Herald, I think it was June 23. I see one headline that reads, “Drought covers 70 percent of Illinois.” And right next to it in the adjacent col...
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Editorial: Use the new tool to help Cook taxpayersJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re a Cook County taxpayer, did you spend any time with the 139-page special section county officials put together and inserted into the newspaper recently? It rea...