McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: Our debt to A.J.Apr 27, 2019 2:00 pm - We are not particularly fans of Phillip C. McGraw, television's Dr. Phil, but we nonetheless are haunted this weekend by the ultimate truth of one of his admonitions: "...
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Investigating the presidentApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - It's time for the Democratic Party, specifically Democratic leadership, to address the nation. They need to state the critical need for the solvency of our republic, why...
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Biased news sourcesApr 25, 2019 1:00 am - I read Jim Slusher's opinion piece, "Two questions, one answer on reporting" and almost swallowed my morning coffee. He emphatically states that, "Our job is not to feed...
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Mean-spirited commentsApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - Regarding Kathleen Parker's column on President Trump and the Notre Dame Cathedral fire: Enough already. Ms. Parker's bias is so obvious. By criticizing President Donald...
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It's wrong for press to give Trump a passApr 24, 2019 1:00 am - I couldn't disagree more with Jim Slusher's April 18 column regarding Daily Herald coverage of President Trump. His argument seems to be that the paper will keep printin...
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Distinguish between facts, superstitionApr 22, 2019 1:00 am - Before the Enlightenment Period, the most educated gentlemen in England believed that evil spirits inhabited the forest and people widely believed that God was punishing...
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Still waiting for Dems' innovative ideasApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - Ms. Cox's diatribe aimed at President Donald Trump states, to my count, 27 points of contention that she feels should have been acted upon by the Republican Congress - h...
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Economic disaster aheadApr 20, 2019 1:00 am - Hopefully, President (blame Obama) Trump and Congressional Republicans learned a painful lesson in 2018. That is that cutting revenues (tax cuts) while increasing spendi...
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Letter to the editor: Here's one vote for the Grown-upsApr 15, 2019 1:00 am - Letter to the Daily Herald editor We should have three political parties - Republican Party, Democratic Party and Grown-up party. Depending on how many people join the G...
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Letter to the editor: Nothing fair about fair taxApr 09, 2019 1:00 am - Econ 101: You tax something, you get less of it. In the case of Pritzker's "Fair Tax," less tax revenue through avoidance or flight. The "progressive" income tax isn't a...