McHenry County Opinion
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Kids lose in coaching debacleMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Teachers say, "It's all about the kids." Two Larkin High School basketball coaches were hired to coaching positions they were not qualified for. Two Larkin basketball co...
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Be compassionate; OK medical potMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - Since 1996, 14 states have enacted laws for the compassionate use of marijuana as a medicine. There are 13 states including Illinois with pending legislation or ballot m...
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Conflicting sales reports confusingMar 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I realize there needs to be an element of "shock value" in news and in selling newspapers, but the day in and day out of contradicting reports regarding the housing mark...
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Health plan has many paying for the fewMar 02, 2010 10:00 pm - What began as health care insurance "reform" has now become "health care reform." That could be fine, as long as it doesn't mean a government takeover of the health care...
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Dist. 158 at fault for special ed problemMar 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Taxpayers in School District 158 should be disgusted with the administration and the school board regarding the recent resignation of the special education director. It ...
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'Checkpoint' gives one side of storyFeb 27, 2010 10:00 pm - "Checkpoint of Misery" in the Feb. 21 Daily Herald only reports on one side of the "conflict," the Palestinian point of view. To be fair, the Israeli side should also be...
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Don't let wealthy control your moneyFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - W.C. Fields made a movie that was called "If I only had a million." That was about 80 years ago. I'm still using Chevy Chase's line about feeling like a hundred dollars....
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Immigration reform will halt exploitationFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Immigrants from all over the world have migrated to this country for generations to ensure their economic survival and become part of the great experiment called the Uni...
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Don't let historic documents fadeFeb 24, 2010 10:00 pm - Visitors to the National Archives in Washington, D.C., discover to their dismay portions of the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution to be horribly faded an...
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Look south for health care fixFeb 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Before passing a health bill that could cripple our country with further debt, I think our legislators should look south. I just visited Costa Rica where they have a soc...