McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsements: Curtiss, Wall and Tom Anderson for Fox River Grove village board.Feb 27, 2019 12:00 am - Fox River Grove residents will elect three village board members on April 2 from a field featuring incumbents Jennifer Curtiss and Patrick Wall, former Trustee Tom Ander...
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Endorsements: Cosler, Covelli, McAlpine for Cary trusteeFeb 25, 2019 2:45 pm - Voters in Cary will choose among six candidates to fill three trustee seats when they go to the polls April 2. One-term incumbents James Cosler, Kim Covelli and Ellen Mc...
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Editorial: Board of Review should rethink where it is putting new hiresJan 21, 2019 10:00 pm - Why would anyone in Cook County want to slow the property tax appeals process? That is precisely what we risk, because of a December decision by the Cook County Board of...
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Editorial: Move to end health benefit should extend to boards throughout suburbsJan 07, 2019 10:00 pm - Newly elected trustee Mo Iqbal has raised an important question about perks for his fellow elected officials on the Kane County Board. It's a question that ought to be a...
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Editorial: New sheriff's promising trial of firsthand jail experienceJan 07, 2019 10:00 pm - Potentially, there's a lot to be gained by walking a mile in someone else's shoes. You see what others see. You experience what others experience. You feel what others f...
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Setting the record straight on teacher pensionsDec 31, 2018 12:00 am - I would like to respond to Jack Kraus' letter of Dec. 11 re: teacher pensions. Mr. Kraus mentioned that "Illinois teachers are the highest paid teachers in the country w...
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Editorial: Lake makes right decision to end p-cards - finallyDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Lake County officials have finally seen the light and scuttled the much-criticized program that allowed county board members to use taxpayer-funded credit cards to pay f...
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Support local farmers to combat climate changeDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - OPEC, the Arab oil cartel, made clear how to deal with climate change in 1973 when they embargoed America's oil supply. If we ever wanted to reduce our dependence on oil...
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Put aside differences as we remember the reason for the seasonDec 08, 2018 12:00 am - Some 2,000 years ago, while shepherds were tending their flocks, an angel announced to them "unto you is born this day in the city of David, a savior which is Christ the...
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Too much division is hurting the countryDec 03, 2018 12:00 am - "What is important here is understanding that neither Trump's hoodlum insults nor the progressives' self-indulgent grievances look for answers. They live by conflict wit...