McHenry County Opinion
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Districts lose sight of what's importantApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The Thursday, April 8, 2010 Daily Herald article on the contract extension of the Dist. 220 superintendent is yet another example of the injustice in our current school ...
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Concessions, pay freezes good movesApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Each week it seems another local school board details plans to make significant budget cuts and in many cases lay off teachers. With the state way behind in what it shou...
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Schools need nurses to care for childrenApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - There is proposed legislation in the Illinois Senate and House to address the needs of children in school with diabetes, SB 3822. Children with diabetes and their paren...
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School personnel should share painApr 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I am concerned about suburban school districts and their budgets. The school districts are more interested in preserving their pay, raises and benefits; including pensio...
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Don't let problems destroy your faithApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - There's no denying that past abuses of children by a minority of Catholic priests is horrific and indefensible. Is the remedy then to destroy the Catholic Church and to ...
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Public safety, civil liberties and the lawApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - With overwhelming odds that sex offenders will strike again, it's hard to understand why someone like Gary Welsh should ever be free. At the same time, once someone has ...
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Don't bury important newsApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Joseph Ryan's April 3 article concerning Alexi Giannoulias was a well written recap of Giannoulias family bank lending practices. What is unfortunate about this article ...
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Defeat Democrats and empty promisesApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - On Sunday, March 21, I spent the entire day listening to events going on in D.C. It was as expected. What happened? Well, Bean, Foster, and Schakowsky, the Democratic ro...
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Tax bill trick is the last strawApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald published a story on April 7 regarding the mailing of Cook County real estate tax bills. The issue covered in the story was mailing the bills before or ...
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Backroom deals don't bode wellApr 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Demon Pass (Deem and Pass) has forever entered into the lexicon of the average American due to the charade of the legislative process taking place in the House of repres...