Opinion Stories from December 4, 2013 (Change date)
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Editorial: ‘Divorcing’ fire districts need time to find common groundDec 04, 2013 11:10 am - There’s not much we can say that will influence the approaching split of the Barrington Fire Department and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District. Both boa...
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Older drivers and rules of the roadDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - It’s about time the authorities did something about older drivers. For too long they have caused havoc as they hog the right lane, stick to the speed limits (even at con...
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The Hillary alternativeDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - A recent issue of the New Republic had Elizabeth Warren on the cover with the headline “Hillary’s Nightmare?” It was one of a spate of such stories, all of them saying t...
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Still waiting for responsible gun lawsDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - I hate to be crass, but I am getting fed up how quickly concern for mass-murder victims fades with time. If people really cared, they would do something to abate gun vio...
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Baldwin has a promise to keepDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - Several years ago, Alec Baldwin received wide press coverage when he vowed to move to Canada if George Bush was elected president. Bush won, but unfortunately Baldwin re...
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All benefit from paying taxes for schoolsDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - I take issue with a recent letter suggesting that since they don’t use the schools, seniors shouldn’t have to pay full taxes to support them. If you draw this reasoning ...
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President overstepping limits of his officeDec 04, 2013 4:00 am - What part of Article II, Section 3, of the Constitution, which states, “he shall take care that the laws be faithfully executed,” doesn’t President Obama understand? On ...
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A questionable model for Obama?Dec 04, 2013 4:00 am - The recent article regarding the pushback on the Iran nuclear test treaty stated that President Obama wanted to give diplomacy a chance to work. I wonder if he has ever ...
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