McHenry County Opinion
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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...
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Metropolitan areas must focus on gangsJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Until major metropolitan areas eliminate criminal gangs, there will be no peace. No amount of gun control will take guns out of the hands of gangbangers and other crimin...
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Gas tax hike will have big consequencesJun 08, 2019 1:00 am - I wonder if those politicians that voted for Pritzker's destructive gas tax increase ever considered the domino effect of their affirmative vote. If you think the only e...
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Looking forward to seriesJun 08, 2019 1:00 am - Regarding the monthly "Pulling Back The Curtain" feature, congratulations on a great idea, which was on the Daily Herald's Opinion page. Your new series is not only inf...
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Ignoring the ConstitutionJun 07, 2019 1:00 am - Articles 1 and 2 of the U.S. Constitution enumerate the powers of the president and the Congress. The framers gave the president few powers, with the exception being tha...
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Editorial: Efforts to boost 3 old theaters important to suburban downtown healthJun 06, 2019 11:00 pm - The Arcada Theatre in St. Charles, the Des Plaines Theater in Des Plaines and the Catlow Theater in Barrington - three stately, downtown theater buildings that have been...