McHenry County Opinion
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Beware of those who ignore rules of roadMay 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, the warm weather is here which means it's time to keep an eye out for those snappy bicyclists in their fabulous spandex outfits as they arrogantly fly through inte...
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Needs more choices on soda pop menuMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I was just wondering why restaurants don't have diet 7UP or diet Sprite or even diet root beer? They are all not only diet but also caffeine free. There are so many peop...
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Teen Center not given enough timeMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - This Friday (April 30) marks the closing of the Arlington Heights Teen Center. Our son, Bill, has been fortunate to have had access to it for the last two years and all...
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Sad his hometown is having tough timesMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I'm saddened to hear our city might discontinue our various services. Our public works people are the best. They always give us that personal touch when called upon for ...
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Move everyone to Social SecurityMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I just finished reading a piece on our broken Social Security system. An idea that has bounced through my mind is that we should do away with all government pension plan...
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Slots at tracks would boost state projectsMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Illinois school and road construction projects authorized by the state's new capital construction law are at risk of stalling because multiple local governments are reje...
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Why I want to recall Trustee Lisa StoneMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - After reading Trustee Lisa Stone's comments in the May 3 Daily Herald article on our recall rally, I must shed additional light on this story. Stone stated the people be...
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Zoning ignored for village's 'pet' projectMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Why does Arlington Heights even have zoning ordinances? All they do is give bigger and more outrageous variances to their cronies and pet projects. Have you heard about ...
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Look at real impact of Latino communityMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - It was with great pleasure that the Latino Policy Forum and MALDEF welcomed the Daily Herald to its press conference in Springfield on April 28. As part of an alliance o...
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'Lumens' policy an affront to land rightsMay 09, 2010 11:00 pm - I wondered why the ZBA was charged with analyzing the minutiae presented to the public at last week's meeting until the chairman stated that the ZBA was appointed by the...