McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: It's time to put an end to leaf burningJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - Let's start by stipulating that the way things were done when we were kids isn't necessarily the way things should be done today. We're talking about leaf-burning, and t...
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Editorial: Departing Harper president showed how community college can change the worldJul 01, 2019 5:00 pm - Kenneth L. Ender, now president emeritus of Harper College in Palatine after stepping down last week as president, has to have a good sense for business or he never woul...
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It's our turn to do for our countryJun 30, 2019 1:00 am - In his inaugural speech on Jan. 20, 1961, President John F. Kennedy said these words: "ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country." T...
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Taxpayers don't have bottomless pocketsJun 29, 2019 1:00 am - I am sorry I backed JB for governor. It seems that every time he opens his mouth, it costs the taxpayers more money. The fuel tax is beyond fair - an additional 19 cents...
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No comparison between Holocaust, abortionJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - I was shocked to read Herm Faubl's letter comparing abortion to the murder of the Holocaust victims. In Roe v. Wade, abortions were allowed in the first trimester when t...
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Voters should 'fire' all the under-performersJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - It is clear that the Democratically controlled House of Representatives intends on spending the next year and a half investigating President Donald Trump. This means tha...
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Letters to leadersJun 15, 2019 1:00 am - Memo to the "mainstream" press: Pursue your stated mission of ignoring entirely domestic and international successes by this president at your own peril. May your pathet...
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Editorial: Nursing master's degree a valuable addition at HarperJun 14, 2019 1:00 am - Student loan borrowers in the U.S. today owe a whopping $1.6 trillion. Those who took on debt to earn a bachelor's degree in 2017 left school with an average of $28,650 ...
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Editorial: District 118 must explain details behind student settlement paymentJun 12, 2019 11:00 pm - In paying a $22,500 settlement to a student's family, Wauconda Area Unit District 118 officials have put the community's trust on the line. Taxpayer money was spent on t...
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Middle class will be first to take tax hitJun 12, 2019 1:00 am - Well, our legislators in Springfield are at it again. Gov. Pritzker touted a graduated state income tax that is not supposed to impact 97% of the people of Illinois. You...