McHenry County Opinion
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Trains need better fare enforcementOct 18, 2015 1:00 am - As I ride the Metra train to the city on a big sport/event day I see why Metra is short of cash. They let people ride for free! This has happened on every time I have g...
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State's overreach on COD hurts community collegesOct 16, 2015 1:00 am - Forty years ago, I received an exceptional education at Harper College. Harper's small classes and dedicated, enthusiastic professors sparked my passion to learn and gav...
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Editorial: Patience, good will help close river trail dealOct 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Lake County Forest Preserve District officials soon will cut the ribbon on the long-awaited completion of one of the agency's most popular attractions that's been decade...
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Editorial: U of I wrong home for renowned postcard archivesOct 13, 2015 11:00 pm - Picture postcards were the pre-Facebook way to brag about your vacation to people who were stuck back at home or in the office. Some showed dramatic landscapes or points...
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Editorial: Dist. 211 should find creative alternatives to transgender planOct 12, 2015 11:00 pm - The practice of high school students changing in the locker room has always been complicated for some students. Whether you feel you're too skinny or overweight or just ...
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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 "...