McHenry County Opinion
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Toward a government that is more 'social'Nov 13, 2018 12:00 am - Democratic women made dramatic gains this last election, which may give us a glimpse of the future. Does that mean more "socialism?" It's entirely possible. The question...
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Boycott NFL todayNov 11, 2018 12:00 am - Please boycott the NFL on Veteran's Day. I hope many people, if not all, will boycott/not attend/not watch any NFL this weekend into Monday. There have been too many ins...
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Editorial: Effort, oversight will determine success of inmate tablet programNov 10, 2018 1:00 pm - Soon, some 600 Lake County jail inmates will receive free tablet computers to use for entertainment, job searches and to find health information. It's a first-of-its-kin...
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Divisiveness, conflictNov 09, 2018 12:00 am - The aggressiveness and violence of the current American culture can be directly attributed to Donald Trump, who rules by divisiveness and conflict so he can be in the ne...
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What's really behind the caravan?Nov 06, 2018 12:00 am - The waves of humanity marching in lock step from Honduras happened spontaneously? If you believe it, "I got some ocean front property in Arizona, if you'll buy that, I'l...
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A 'no' vote, and your Harper bill shrinksNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - I've received robocalls, social media messages and printed materials encouraging me to vote in favor of a new referendum that will allow Harper College to borrow $180 mi...
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Kelly firing unfairNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Kathleen Parker's Oct. 28 column was an excellent review of the terrible lies and accusations Mr. Avenatti has claimed against Justice Kavanaugh, until the very last sen...
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We need immigrants in workforceNov 03, 2018 1:00 am - Each day approximately 10,000 Baby Boomers reach retirement age. That's 3,650,000 a year. And this rate will last through the year 2030. To date, the "caravan" of folks ...
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Another reason to support incumbentNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - Lauren Underwood, Democratic candidate for the U.S. House from Illinois' 14th District, threatens to increase governmental involvement in health care. No surprise; she h...
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Harper exemplifies the lack of transparency in governmentNov 01, 2018 1:00 am - I am astounded that even though Illinois was recently deemed the highest property taxing state in the nation, our trustees over at Harper College are asking us again to ...