McHenry County Opinion
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Teachers could make more in private sectorMay 01, 2010 11:00 pm - After the steam left my ears, I was able to respond to Mr. Miller's letter. Either he does not have teachers in his family, or he wanted to be a teacher and could not ma...
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Saturday SoapboxApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - A legend returns: Former Daily Herald sports columnist and longtime editor Bob Frisk makes his 60th appearance today at the 78th annual Palatine Relays. After se...
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Teacher pensions should be cappedApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald should be commended for their April 25 article pertaining to how the egregious and unreasonable are pensions the state of Illinois is paying retired edu...
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Health reform gives decisions to docsApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care reform is a needed change because it puts the welfare of people first before the interest of big insurance companies. Medical decisions for the health and we...
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RE: Careful what you wish forApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - What a treasure trove the Fence Post column can be! April 3rd's was a classic example of that fact, born of the mere titles of some letters, and of the content of others...
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Watch your languageApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - "Because I heard the tea party participants being accused of using pejorative language..." is how Vincent Froberg opens his April 20 letter to the editor. Mr. Froberg th...
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Politicians can't keep hitting up taxpayersApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Note to politicians: Physician, heal thyself. How about, instead we start with a 50 percent across-the-board, no-exceptions, cut in the state's budget (operating expense...
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State must live up to its obligationApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I devoted 33 years of my professional life hopefully contributing to the preservation of our American way of life. I taught young people in public school classrooms so, ...
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Health care will improve life for allApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Health care reform has been long overdue in this country. Skyrocketing health care costs impact those of us with plans through our employers, as well as those who are le...
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Obama's naiveté putting us at riskApr 30, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 1930s, Neville Chamberlain was the most dangerous man in the world. His naiveté and ignorance of human nature led to his disastrous appeasement of Hitler, which l...