McHenry County Opinion
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Marriage ruling worst in 42 yearsJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - Friday, June 26, was a very sad day for Americans who honor God. His laws mandate traditional marriage between a man and a women, as in God's plan for the definition of ...
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School boards must lead in pension controlJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Is anybody listening? The Sunday, June 21, Daily Herald contained reports on school district spending on new and worthwhile programs, but there was no mention of schoo...
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Pass-only tolls hurts the Huntley mallJul 02, 2015 12:00 am - No traffic at the Huntley mall? No pay toll machines at the exits is the reason. For more than two years, there was the terrible construction nuisance of the interchange...
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Clean energy saves us all money? Really?Jun 30, 2015 1:00 am - In her letter to the editor which appeared in the Daily Herald on June 24, state Rep. Elaine Nekritz said she had a Clean Jobs Bill. Fine. But she also said, "Clean ener...
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Soapbox: Buffalo Grove, Long Grove agree; monks sue Benedictine; Mundelein councilman's apology and moreJun 27, 2015 1:00 am - Better service, less cost: Kudos to Buffalo Grove and Long Grove for cutting a deal for the former to do property maintenance inspections for the latter. Long Grove...
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Editorial: A model for teaching low-income students through sense of communityJun 23, 2015 11:00 pm - The story of Sunny Hill Elementary School is really the story of a bold new model in education. The focus of Tuesday's installment in our Generations at Risk series, Sun...
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Treatment of doctor was outrageousJun 22, 2015 1:00 am - As a patient of Dr. Moshe Zamir, I am outraged at the events that occurred last month. Outraged because a wonderful doctor was handcuffed because he was attending to his...
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Herald missed the boat on D-DayJun 18, 2015 12:00 am - June 6, 2015, marked the 71st anniversary of D-Day, when Allied forces landed in France to liberate Europe from Nazi tyranny. I carefully read the Daily Herald for some ...
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Editorial: Drug court - A tool that's workingJun 16, 2015 11:00 pm - If there is one thing that our intensive reporting on the scourge of heroin in the suburbs has taught us over the past two decades, it's that heroin can ruin the lives o...
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How to narrow the skills gapJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - It seems that we continually hear of good-paying jobs that go unfilled. Are these reports true? In an economy with slow growth, can jobs really go begging? The sad answe...