McHenry County Opinion
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Looking for an honest appraisal of the newsJun 07, 2017 12:01 am - Mr. Gerson's recent column is another example of the bias that is being aimed at President Trump. In particular the last three paragraphs of his essay could easily have ...
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'Helicopter' pressJun 04, 2017 1:00 am - Reference DH: "Kushner sought secret talks?" of May 27. OK,, let me get this straight. An adviser to President Trump (Jared Kushner) talked to the Russian ambassador to ...
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Notre Dame protest was rude, ill-timedJun 04, 2017 12:01 am - On May 2 at the Notre Dame Commencement, several students walked out as Vice President Pence was introduced. Their walkout was a protest of the Trump/Pence administratio...
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Where's the outrage, conservative media?May 31, 2017 12:01 am - Just imagine how deafening the outrage from the conservative media would have been if President Obama had displayed the same level of boorish behavior that we have seen ...
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Precedent for meddlingMay 28, 2017 1:00 am - If indeed Russian President Vladimir Putin meddled in our 2016 presidential election, and if he was really responsible for the election of Donald Trump, then he would ha...
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Values, not home, drove push for minimum wage hikeMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - I appreciate the kind words regarding my stewardship of Cook County that begin a recent Daily Herald editorial. Since taking office in December 2010, my administration h...
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Editorial: $25 million questions remain as tollway set to again study Route 53 extensionMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Where's the Lake County buy-in? And where does this all end? These are our questions as the Illinois tollway board votes today whether to spend $25 million to study buil...
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Congress must make hard choices on AHCAMay 25, 2017 12:01 am - The American Health Care Act passed by the House has tools that will limit the damage done by Obamacare. However, it does not include the cost-cutting game changers tha...
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Special prosecutor needed in other cases, tooMay 23, 2017 12:01 am - I agree, let's get a special prosecutor for this alleged Russian nonsense but at the same time lets also get them for Ben Gazi, Lois Lerner and the IRS and, of course, H...
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The last rideMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - A coffin is the last thing you ride in when you drink and drive in a vehicle. And when you talk on the phone while driving. Is it worth it? Get smart, put the phone down...