McHenry County Opinion
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Professor acted within school rulesJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - On July 10, the Daily Herald featured a front-page story with the headline "Teacher fired for stating beliefs." My initial reaction upon reading the whole article was sh...
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Help Hollow save cop jobsJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Residents of Sleepy Hollow who are enjoying the usual summer activities may be unaware that their police protection is on the budget chopping block. The village faces a ...
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Soapbox: The gist of Money's list? It's rubbishJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - It's nice, we guess, that Arlington Heights, Bolingbrook, Mount Prospect and Naperville made Money Magazine's list of the country's 100 best places to live. But we think...
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President needs public's support, cooperation nowJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - In a recent letter, Karen Wagner wrote a letter in support of our president. I fully support everything she said and would like to add some comments. President Barack O...
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Get facts straight before touting evolutionJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Christopher Burrell lashes out with merciless invective against creationist Lindsay Stevens in the July 13 Fencepost. Burrell lambastes Stevens for misunderstanding wha...
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Hippies now running government as reckless as 'Woodstock' generationJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - The events of 1969 gave us a tale of two generations. On July 20 a crowning achievement occurred when Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the moon and u...
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Not happy about food editor's Happy Meal adviceJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Advertisers understand that Americans are weak sheeple who have succumbed to the drone of billion dollar media advertising business. Advertise it and they will buy. Say ...
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We should beware of new health care czarJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - All Daily Herald readers, seniors or not, must become acquainted with Donald Berwick, the health-care rationing czar whose recess appointment on Tuesday, June 8, elevate...
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U. of I. professor's firing ridiculous, violated First Amendment rightsJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - OK, I know that from time to time they test college athletes for drug use - but do they ever drug test the administrators? After the firing of University of Illinois Pro...
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Homebuyer tax credit fraud raises flags on other spendingJul 16, 2010 11:00 pm - At the same time the Daily Herald had LeBron James all over the front page, deep within the paper was a column that discussed the problems with the first-time homebuyer ...