McHenry County Opinion
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EPA will have Chicago singing the bluesNov 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Ever wonder what beat Washington is marching to? It sure isn't the rhythm of the Chicago blues. Instead, when it comes to a rule the Environmental Protection Agency is a...
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Elk Grove couple marvels at act of kindnessNov 13, 2010 10:00 pm - My husband and I were at the Secretary of State drivers renewal in Schaumburg and could not find the keys to our car. We thought they were in the car. This wonderful lad...
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Tax increase notice must be jokeNov 13, 2010 12:00 am - So I’m reading the Daily Herald on Saturday when I come across a notice entitled: “NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROPERTY TAX INCREASE FOR BARRINGTON COMMUNITY UNIT SCHOOL DISTRICT...
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Don’t fall for it, Buffalo GroveNov 13, 2010 12:00 am - In a recent essay, BG Trustee Jeff Berman sounded almost statesman-like. Indeed, his pontificating and finger wagging at our village president, Elliott Hartstein, almost...
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Earliest Thanksgiving?Nov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - The consensus is that Thanksgiving Day originated with New England Puritans in the 17th century to celebrate the fact that the people's distresses were relieved after cr...
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Death puts focus on college athleticsNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Re: Bob Susnjara's Nov. 6, front-page story “ND president on Declan Sullivan: ‘We failed to keep him safe',” it is troubling to think that this tragic incident could ver...
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Choose your driver, Mr. PresidentNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Someone ought to ask this president which car he'd prefer to be a passenger in... the one George Bush “drove into a ditch,” or the one he's preparing to drive off a clif...
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We don't need a lieutenant governorNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - It's been almost 22 months since Rod Blagojevich lost his impeachment trial and Pat Quinn replaced him as governor. During that time, the state of Illinois has operated ...
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Pelosi's problem is policy not personalityNov 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Columnist Eugene Robinson clearly has every right to say that Nancy Pelosi did her job well. She had a big majority to work with and she delivered some massive legislati...
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Grave wreckers should fix damageNov 11, 2010 10:00 pm - It would serve the people who vandalized two McHenry cemeteries and our county much better if these youths were put to work repairing the damage they caused, writing let...