McHenry County Opinion
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Gun money and politicsOct 19, 2017 1:00 am - Kudos to the people who showed up to protest the Lake County GOP's auction of guns last Friday, where they were auctioning off - among other weapons - a semiautomatic li...
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Watching college highlights on SundaysOct 19, 2017 12:01 am - After decades of cheesy, disingenuous patronizing of proud veterans and American patriotism at large, the NFL at long last has revealed its true colors for all to observ...
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A defiant Tom PettyOct 18, 2017 1:00 am - Years ago, a DJ out of Chicago summed up the song "I Won't Back Down" with a remark, "A defiant Tom Petty." The phrasing and sense of his words seemed certainly perfect ...
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Why we're appalled by players' behaviorOct 18, 2017 12:00 am - There were three things my father loved, his family, his country, even though he lost his brother in the Vietnam War, and football, the Bears. The flag belongs to the Am...
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Dr. Shah Leads GOP Contenders at Q3 BenchmarkOct 15, 2017 11:00 pm - 3rd Quarter FEC Reports filed this week revealed that Dr. Sapan Shah far outpaced the rest of the Republican field for Congress in IL-10, with $309,779 raised despite on...
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Consider these statstics about gunsOct 13, 2017 12:01 am - All data below is from reputable sources (not social media or fake news sources). Gun ownership per capita - per 100 residents followed by homicides by firearms per one ...
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Editorial: Fighting opioid epidemic on many frontsOct 12, 2017 5:00 am - If anyone doubts the extent of the opioid epidemic, pay attention to these stories on the federal, state and local level just in the last couple days. On Tuesday, first ...
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Take action, don't deny reality of climate changeOct 10, 2017 12:01 am - No, EPA chief Tom Pruitt, this is not insensitive. Insensitive is ignoring the way forward. Hurricane Harvey floods Houston. Typhoons kill thousands and leave millions h...
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Dr. Shah's Campaign Reports Strong 3rd Quarter Fundraising Total Of Nearly $310,000Oct 09, 2017 11:00 pm - Dr. Sapan Shah, Republican candidate for Congress in IL-10, today announced his campaign raised $309,779 despite only officially announcing his candidacy on September 12...
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Members of courageous group take mission to Las VegasOct 08, 2017 2:00 pm - Wouldn't it be wonderful if we never again had to talk to Kathleen Larimer? Better yet, what if the support group she joined through no fault of her own never had to emb...