McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: How Preckwinkle lost suburbs on minimum wageMay 18, 2017 1:00 am - As we've noted in this space plenty of times before, there is much that impresses us about Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle. She has introduced discipline in...
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Editorial: Island Lake wise to draw a line on expansion of video gamblingMay 15, 2017 11:00 pm - We've never been thrilled about the advent of video gambling in the suburbs and have frequently been proud to see suburban communities whose leaders shared our distaste ...
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Questions for our president and our timeMay 10, 2017 1:00 am - I am just wondering: • After 100 days, how many days did President Trump spend in Florida golfing at the expense of American taxpayers? • Is our new president trying to...
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A good addition to columnist lineupMay 09, 2017 12:01 am - Finally ... an astute, well-spoken columnist. Congratulations on adding Walter E. Williams to your lineup of commentaries. He is a breath of fresh air among all the left...
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Editorial: Drug culture video is important watching for suburbsMay 08, 2017 11:00 pm - Ethan Deardorff is 20. He's been sober for three years. Think about that. He was in need of help at age 17. And he knows so many others who were or still are in need of ...
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Proposed development a threat to neighborhoodMay 08, 2017 1:00 am - I am a resident of Barrington in the Roslyn Road neighborhood. Our neighborhood is fighting the village to preserve the safety of residents and the character of the neig...
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Planning to keep vigilantMay 07, 2017 1:00 am - As homeowners on Long Lake, we would like to thank The Daily Herald for honestly covering our ongoing campaign to get Baxter to hook up to the public sewer system instea...
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We need town halls, and they need dialogueMay 01, 2017 1:00 am - I attended U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth's town hall meeting April 11 in Palatine. I was disappointed that only like-minded people attended the forum and took the opportunit...
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Route 53 expansion would boost economyMay 01, 2017 1:00 am - Few issues unite taxpayers as consistently as investing in our transportation infrastructure. While we write as members of different political parties, we are first and ...
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Pre-existing coverage must stay in ACA reformApr 30, 2017 12:01 am - Very soon, Congress will be looking at a new version of the American Health Care Act, the "replace" portion of the push to replace the ACA. The so-called "MacArthur ame...