McHenry County Opinion
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Trump dithers on Iran policySep 24, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump, the great master of the deal, has stumbled his way to the brink of war with Iran. He has no clear policy or objectives, as far as I can tell, on ...
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Editorial: Funding needed to replace Volo Bog's boardwalkSep 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Billions of dollars in unpaid bills, deep cuts in social service programs, crumbling infrastructure, residents and businesses fleeing the state - it's the recent legacy ...
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Left has overtaken the Democratic PartySep 22, 2019 1:00 am - I am 69-years-old, born and raised in a Chicago Democratic household. I am finding it hard to identify with the party today. The ultra left wing liberals have taken cont...
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Trump is the swampSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - Foreign governments, Republican PACs and congressional Republicans are spending millions at Trump's hotel in Washington. AG Barr decides to have a party at the same hote...
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What about taxpayers?Sep 11, 2019 1:00 am - Recently Gov. Pritzker signed a bill into law that raises the starting salary for some Illinois teachers to $40,000 over the next four years. Previous to this, the gover...
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Why no reduction in defense spending?Sep 10, 2019 1:00 am - If not now - then when? The questions that all taxpayers should be asking their members of Congress and the president is why isn't there a reduction in the number of act...
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Sensitivity in teaching LGBTQ and historySep 09, 2019 1:00 am - In the Sept. 1 paper, the Herald headlined the new Illinois law that mandates that children be informed of the LGBTQ lifestyle and its "enormous" contributions to Americ...
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Let's try returning to biblical valuesSep 07, 2019 1:00 am - It has been said that America is a Christian nation. While, this may not necessarily be true, our Founding Fathers had no problem including biblical values and principle...
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Revisit funding for child victims' advocacySep 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Child abuse comes to light with sickening regularity, from sexual abuse perpetrated by adults in a position of trust to the terrible death this year of 5-year-old A.J. F...
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Congresswoman helping protect our healthAug 31, 2019 1:00 am - I am a breast cancer survivor of two and a half years. Last month was the two-year anniversary of the failed Senate vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. At the time, ...