McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsement for Park Ridge alderman: MelidosianMar 23, 2019 1:00 am - Park Ridge voters will elect aldermen from four wards on April 2, but only one of those wards will feature a contest. In the Fifth Ward, incumbent Charles "Charlie" Meli...
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Endorsement for Tower Lakes trustee: Kierig, Mena, SkurlaMar 21, 2019 11:00 pm - Tower Lakes is one of those communities that seldom has a contested municipal election. This year, that's changed. A slate of three candidates is running along with two ...
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Liars and truthMar 20, 2019 11:00 pm - The president calls Michael Cohen a liar and Michael Cohen calls the president a liar. This is a case where both liars are telling the truth. Victor Darst Huntley ...
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Reporting facts, liesMar 20, 2019 1:00 am - One recent letter writer lamented the Daily Herald's failure to fact-check Donald Trump's many lies at CPAC, while another just wants the facts, and prefers direct quote...
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Endorsements: Ollayos, Hashmi for ECC college boardMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - The race for two seats on the Elgin Community College board provides one of those nice problems where there are too many good candidates for two few positions. In fact, ...
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Endorsements: Walsh, Allen, Arevalo, Hoban and Suffield for McHenry County College boardMar 18, 2019 1:00 am - A lot has changed at McHenry County College over the past five years. Intense debates over taxes and spending are largely a thing of the past. A $17 million science cent...
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Endorsements: Buettner, Cecola, Croll for Barrington Hills trusteeMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - In keeping with what is becoming something of a tradition in otherwise bucolic Barrington Hills, voters are being treated to a feisty race for the village board in the A...
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Endorsements: Fitton, Tiedje, Willis for Inverness trusteeMar 16, 2019 1:00 am - An energetic insurance agency owner-operator is running to unseat one of three incumbents on the Inverness village board. Hugh Masterson, a 20-year resident of the villa...
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Endorsements: Geheren, Gentry, Walker and Griskey for Huntley District 158 school boardMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - Huntley Community School District 158 has seen a steady rise in student enrollment and stabilization of the finances over the past few years. The Board Of Education has ...
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Koske, Marr, Moore for Fox Lake trusteeMar 15, 2019 1:00 am - Three sitting members of the Fox Lake Village Board are running to retain their seats, and we see no reason why they shouldn't succeed. Former Fox Lake mayor Nancy Koske...