McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: Everyone can help Houston overcome HarveyAug 30, 2017 1:00 am - Homegrown Illinois residents don't know what living through a hurricane is like. And we certainly haven't been faced with a historic 50-inch rainfall. But flooded homes ...
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Editorial: Police need to get creative to connect with residentsAug 27, 2017 11:00 pm - The Lake County Sheriff's Office participation in a live cable show was not about making reality TV stars out of the 10 deputies and detectives who appeared on camera. N...
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One-day media boycott of Trump?Aug 27, 2017 12:01 am - I think the best way to shut up our incredibly ignorant president would be to stop giving him press coverage. He has to invent something every day so he can be in front ...
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This can't become War on Drugs 2.0Aug 24, 2017 12:01 am - I applaud President Trump for his declaration of the opioid crisis as a national emergency. That praise is not without reservation, however, as it comes with a stern war...
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Editorial: Rauner veto reinforces local control in Lake CountyAug 21, 2017 11:00 pm - Surprised earlier this year by a state legislative proposal, the Lake County Board created a task force to examine a variety of questions - among them, how the board cha...
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Why do liberal worry about opposing opinions?Aug 17, 2017 1:01 am - The fear and bias of the letter writer in the Aug. 15 paper suggesting you drop Ann Coulter's column is another example of liberal paranoia. Why are liberals so afraid ...
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Editorial: Simple time card could verify pension eligibilityAug 17, 2017 1:00 am - It takes a hard worker to be on the job more than 11 hours a day, seven days a week, every week of the year. Joe Vallez is that guy, affidavits from boards of three sub...
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Tollway fines could settle state debtAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - The article, "Tollway wants higher speeds on I-90," in the July 28 issue struck a sensitive spot in me. I was driving this past Sunday from the northwest suburbs to Ind...
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Uphold constitution on school supportAug 14, 2017 1:00 am - Our state constitution in Article X, Section 1 says that the state has the primary responsibility for financing the system of public education. This is the law. This is ...
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Putting a stop to the shenanigansAug 13, 2017 12:01 am - McHenry County taxpayers pay higher property taxes than 99.99 percent of Americans, and that's on top of a permanent income tax increase in a state with almost 7,000 loc...