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  • Letter: Sheriff hires pals

    To the Editor:With the election of our new sheriff, it brings back memories of how things were in th ...
    Jan. 29, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Ponnuru: President Obama intensifies Democrats' war on homemakers

    Democrats have a knack for stumbling into trouble with mothers who aren’t in the paid labor force.In ...
    Jan. 29, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Our View: Measuring an issue's importance

    The other day in Chicago, Gov. Bruce Rauner said something simple and profound: “We can’t manage what we don’t measure.”
    Jan. 29, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Township letter response

    To the Editor:A township supervisor position is not part time. It is full time and includes being th ...
    Jan. 29, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Not good for McHenry

    To the Editor:Just went by Routes 120 and 31 again and still can’t figure out why the city of McHenr ...
    Jan. 29, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Sweat of learning

    To the Editor:I was compelled to write after reading about the high school students competing at the ...
    Jan. 29, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Reeder: Keeping public details secret height of arrogance

    SPRINGFIELD – Sometimes, elected officials forget who’s the boss.They think they are accountable onl ...
    Jan. 29, 2015 - 12:12 am

  • Guest View: Time to eliminate red-light cameras in Illinois

    The presence of red light cameras at various intersections across the state is a reality most motorists have come to accept as a condition of modern l ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Failed, flawed solution

    To the Editor:Illinois Church Action on Alcohol and Addiction Problems (ILCAAAP) leads the statewide ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Our View: Character counted for Mr. Cub

    Most people never will hit 512 home runs in the major leagues, like Ernie Banks did.Most won’t be ch ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Give runners room

    To the Editor:Local drivers, what would you do if there were a box in the road partially in your lan ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Oliver: Stay resolved to make changes this year

    Change is hard, or at least it is for a lot of us.First, we have to admit that we’ve been doing some ...
    Jan. 28, 2015 - 12:34 am

  • Letter: Pension plan rebuttal

    To the Editor:The pension reform plan outlined in your Jan. 18 editorial, “Our view: Plan B for pens ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Letter: Declassify terrorism inquiry

    To the Editor:The day terrorists attacked the Charlie Hebdo office in France, Congressmen Walter Jon ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

  • Our View: Good idea takes root in Marengo

    Marengo officials are considering a novel approach in response to an issue that’s plagued many area communities over the past several years: The infes ...
    Jan. 27, 2015 - 5:30 am

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