McHenry County Opinion
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Endorsements: Ludwig, Pavoris, Secrest and Somers for District 155 school boardMar 01, 2017 12:00 am - The incoming Crystal Lake District 155 Board will have at least two new members after the April election. Nine people are running for four seats on the board. Incumbent...
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'Deplorables' are voting and winningFeb 28, 2017 11:01 pm - The Democratic establishment is right, Trump did not win the election - they gave the presidency to Trump, their arrogance, the superdelegates that are appointed, not el...
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Endorsements: Dianis, Glogowski, Smith for Algonquin boardFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Four years ago, we endorsed a trio of longtime incumbents - Brian Dianis, Jerry Glogowski and Robert Smith - for re-election, saying they had a real chance to reshape an...
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Endorsement: Ruzanski for Lake in the Hills village presidentFeb 28, 2017 12:00 am - Lake in the Hills Village President Paul Mulcahy is being challenged by current village trustee Russ Ruzanski. Both candidates are longtime residents of the village and...
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An immigrant's storyFeb 25, 2017 12:00 am - As I read many stories about immigration in the newspaper, I would like to contribute my "Too old but I still remember" story. I emigrated to Canada in 1956 from West Ge...
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How accurate is Trump depiction of Sweden, refugees?Feb 24, 2017 4:30 am - In 1936, the American journalist Marquis Childs wrote a best-selling book titled “The Middle Way” that chronicled the efforts of the Social Democratic-led government in ...
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Editorial: STB has much to consider in deciding CN's responsibility for delaysFeb 20, 2017 10:00 pm - It's hard not to sympathize with Barrington. Since CN took over the EJ&E railroad in 2008 and started rerouting freight trains from Chicago and inner suburbs like Des Pl...
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An immigrant's storyFeb 16, 2017 12:00 am - As I read many stories about immigration in the newspaper, I would like to contribute my "Too old but I still remember" story. I emigrated to Canada in 1956 from West Ge...
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Candidate who favors consolidationFeb 13, 2017 12:00 am - Lt. Governor Sanguinetti's "Task Force on Local Government Consolidation and Unfunded Mandates" is pretty clear on what needs to be done. In regard to townships: consoli...
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DeVos approval bodes ill for public schoolsFeb 13, 2017 12:00 am - The approval of Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education is alarming given that she does not support public education and under the guise of "choice," plans to decimate it ...