McHenry County Opinion
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Editorial: Roles changing, mission the same for today's policeOct 11, 2015 11:00 pm - A host of highly publicized circumstances over the past year have focused attention on the behavior of police. They've also emphasized the police's changing roles. Daily...
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Time for school leaders to apologizeOct 09, 2015 12:00 am - The Illinois Supreme Court has finally resolved the issue regarding the wrongful construction of the bleachers at Crystal Lake South High School. However, the effects of...
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Editorial: Intervention a key component in campus protectionsOct 07, 2015 11:00 pm - A day after the shootings at Umpqua Community College in Oregon last week, Elgin Community College officials announced ECC had become the first college in the suburbs to...
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Hillary explanations are implausibleOct 01, 2015 12:00 am - Hillary Clinton and her campaign team have put forth a snowstorm of half-truths and untruths about her use of a private server to communicate and receive government-clas...
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Don't need to take sides in 'food fight'Sep 30, 2015 12:00 am - I'm an Illinois farmer refusing to take part in the "food fight." Recently, a woman whom I like and respect quite a bit shared her feeling about being torn between the "...
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Same rules should apply to all kids who try out for teamSep 28, 2015 5:00 am - I am writing to express my concern about a Barrington Park District policy that discriminates against kids who live in the Village of Barrington. The park district allow...
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Railroads don't show concern for safetySep 27, 2015 1:00 am - I write in support of the letter from Timothy Cavanagh published Sept. 19. It has always seemed to me that the railways are oblivious to any complaints from the citizens...
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Story of a police officer's kindnessSep 27, 2015 12:00 am - Recently Officer Story of Lake in the Hills Police Department stopped while my granddaughter and I were walking our dog. The officer got out of the car and let my dog sn...
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Teachers show unions out of controlSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - How much more evidence do we need to prove that public unions are out of control and positioned to bankrupt many of the citizens they serve? If the teachers union a...
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Reader points out our equinox mix-upSep 21, 2015 5:00 am - Your short history lessons on Barrington in the Neighbor section are interesting and informative. Being a retired educator, I am urged to point out a small error. In the...