McHenry County Opinion
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How to get rid of red light camerasJan 21, 2016 6:00 am - The suburbs' infatuation with red light cameras could be waning, if Algonquin is any kind of bellwether. It's not because of any legislative action, like the attempt las...
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Americans' value: four times Iranians?Jan 19, 2016 11:01 pm - Well, as usual, we gave up seven Iranians and stopped arrest warrants on 14 fugitves for five Americans. Guess Americans are still worth four times more than others. Dor...
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VA health system was just fineJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - We've all heard complaints and horror stories about the VA health system. For a variety of reasons I decided to take advantage of some of my VA health system benefits. W...
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Martini has strong record of serviceJan 17, 2016 12:00 am - In the race for the District 5 seat on the Lake County Board, I'd like to offer a strong endorsement for Judy Martini. I've known Judy personally for 20 some years and ...
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Preserve dark skies, fight Longmeadow planJan 05, 2016 11:01 pm - Over the past months I have enjoyed reading the Nature of Things column written by Valerie Blaine, the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane C...
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More class time would help improve scoresJan 03, 2016 12:00 am - Just finished reading yet another Daily Herald article and editorial concerning our student's lack of sufficient learning to meet the state requirement, and to continue ...
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Davis: I knew Cougars before they were The CougarsJan 02, 2016 12:00 pm - I was there for Opening Day. Opening day of 1991, that is. It was a raw, blustery April day, and several of us Daily Herald types decided a field trip to see the new min...
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A million bucks just ain't what it used to beJan 02, 2016 12:00 am - This is in response to Mr. Gregg's letter printed Dec. 12. His suggested "cap" of $1 million "net worth" to receive Social Security benefits does not take into considera...
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States need to restrain the fedsDec 31, 2015 11:01 pm - With excessive regulations and a national debt approaching $20 trillion, Americans are well aware that our federal government has become drunk with power. The U.S. Congr...
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Editorial: Gliniewicz case gave us a reminder of importance of discretionDec 28, 2015 10:00 pm - We remember distinctly where we were when we first heard that a police officer had been shot in Fox Lake. During our regular Tuesday morning editors confab we heard in q...