McHenry County Opinion
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Extending Route 53 will just boost trafficApr 29, 2017 1:00 am - "If you build it, they will come." Wasn't that a line from the baseball movie "Field of Dreams"? Do the backers of extending Route 53 think that the road's number of dri...
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Suburbs should not opt out of employee protectionsApr 28, 2017 1:00 am - By Toni Preckwinkle Guest columnist Economic development has been a priority for my administration since I took office in 2010. Recently, the Wall Street Journal recogn...
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Nursing baccalaureate not needed at CLCApr 25, 2017 1:00 am - We read with interest the recent article "CLC backs proposal to offer 4-year nursing degree." We agree on the importance of offering the junior and senior year of a bacc...
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Mayor's humor not welcomed in long-running road battleApr 23, 2017 2:00 am - John Schmitt fell into the proverbial hornet's nest with what he thought was a bit of self-deprecating humor. After a federal judge ordered a stop-work order on the cont...
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Planned Parenthood offers essential servicesApr 20, 2017 1:00 am - We're in the middle of an unprecedented attack on women. Rep. Peter Roskam, Rep. Randy Hultgren, and other politicians in Washington, D.C., just spent three months going...
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Looking for real courageApr 12, 2017 1:00 am - Real decision-makers take action, those who don't draw lines. As you know, it takes courage to fight. It's a shame that all those able bodied Syrian men and women are "f...
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Rest in peace, media; you've earned itApr 10, 2017 1:00 am - They still don't get it. Slapped down in November's nationwide rejection of their criminally biased agenda, the mainstream media remains steadfastly in my face claiming ...
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Not mindless this timeApr 05, 2017 1:00 am - There's a lot of high-fiving coming from the Democratic side of our legislature. The reason for this celebration is the recent withdrawal of a proposed Obamacare replace...
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Republican haste met with bad resultsApr 01, 2017 1:00 am - The sheer magnitude of the Republican Party's loss in their effort to repeal Obamacare should ring a few bells in Washington and give credence to a growing voice for gov...
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Flyer anonymous rehash of old newsMar 31, 2017 1:00 am - I was disgusted to receive the hit piece in the mail regarding our current Lake in the Hills Village President Paul Mulcahy. In an effort to swing election votes an anon...