McHenry County Opinion
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Panel must fairly set future of ROE’sFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - You may recall my colleagues and I were thrust squarely into the spotlight last summer when Gov. Pat Quinn decided to veto funding for regional superintendents’ salaries...
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Only one answer to 14/59/CN problem in BarringtonFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - Several ideas have been espoused to alleviate the problems associated with the Canadian National Railroad crossing on Route 14 east of Route 59. Flint Creek lies paralle...
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EG voters made library call 30 years agoFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - In the 1980s the voters on the west side of Elk Grove supported a decision to join Schaumburg library district. The Elk Grove and Schaumburg libraries worked out an agre...
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Farewell, and thanks for all the memoriesFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all the great customers of Barnaby’s Schaumburg. We’ve had a loyal following for the past 43 years, customers who’ve c...
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Take time to learn about rare diseasesFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - I am writing to alert readers to observe World Rare Disease Day on Feb. 29. In the United States, a disease is considered rare if it affects fewer than 200,000 people. S...
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Don’t ‘fix’ garbage pickup, it’s just fineFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - As a 50-plus-year resident of Rolling Meadows, I question the intentions of the Rolling Meadows City Council to privatize our refuse collection. I had stated at the coun...
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An ode to the best kind of winterFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - Yesterday afternoon Erin Rodriguez and Jillian Henry, neighbors and students of Arlington Heights elementary schools, came to call with a poem in hand which they had com...
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Gorman: Primary needs your vote, tooFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - “Decisions are made by those who show up.” Our right to vote is the most fundamental right we have as citizens. The right to elect those who will lead us and the right t...
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Prevailing wage costing taxpayersFeb 20, 2012 4:00 am - The Illinois Landscape Contractors Association commends the Daily Herald for addressing prevailing wage in the landscape and tree care industries. If prevailing wage con...
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Foster for 11th District, CongressFeb 19, 2012 11:00 pm - It’s hard to imagine a more diverse mix of candidates than that facing Democratic voters in the 11th Congressional District: a West Aurora school board member born and b...