McHenry County Opinion
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Funding crisis at root of tragedies for mentally illApr 08, 2016 1:00 am - Something terrible is going on in Illinois and in the nation. People with mental illness are being killed in encounters with the police in alarming numbers. The killing ...
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We're paying the price for 'free trade'Apr 04, 2016 12:01 am - Free trade as it is called is supposed to be countries exchanging products equally, or as close to it as possible. That means if done fairly no huge deficit would exist ...
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Illegal immigrant numbers understatedMar 31, 2016 12:01 am - For years, the American public has been misled about the size of our illegal immigrant population. For the past five years, we've been fed an outdated, fallacious number...
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Our nation needs to 'make things'Mar 28, 2016 1:00 am - Cokie and Steve Roberts misnamed their column when naming it "The Facts About Trade." It should have read "Our Misguided Opinions About Trade." They are flat out wrong w...
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Screen baggage before the terminalsMar 27, 2016 1:01 am - It was bound to happen. Security entering airport terminals are zero. I'm not saying that I am a world traveler. I have been to Southeast Asia a few times in the last se...
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To be right, keep family firstMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Can the right get it wrong? Well, yes. The further the right moves away from common sense, truth, and common law, the more wrong the right will be. Common sense: The fa...
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Which is the party of the old and the wealthy?Mar 17, 2016 1:00 am - For as long as I can remember, the Democrats have labeled the Republicans as "the party of rich white old men." Now who do we have as the two Democratic contenders for t...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsMar 12, 2016 2:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of our endorsements in the Tuesday primary elections. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be ...
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'Outsider' not right for Lake County BoardMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - Buried rather deep in his exhaustive biography is that county board candidate David Zipp is not from Fox Lake. On his website, he gives this part of his history one lin...
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Honest, hard-worker and dependableMar 08, 2016 11:01 pm - As a citizen of McHenry County I would like to recommend Tom Wilbeck to the voters in District 1 in the primary and election for county board. As a long time resident of...