Barrington Hills Opinion
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Unions’ power must not be limitlessOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - I am not anti-union and I believe that unions are needed and useful. We have relatives and friends who are conscientious teachers and do a fine job; they deserve a good ...
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Goudie right about phones in schoolOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - Three cheers for Chuck Goudie on his column on Sept. 26 about cellphones. What is wrong with our society that cellphones should dominate the lives of young and old? Yes,...
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News media biased against Ron PaulOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - From the recent Republican debates it is easy to see that the “powers that be” have already decided who we shall be allowed to vote for. Through their controlled media o...
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Elgin cops restored order in neighborhoodOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - Kudos to the Elgin Police Department. A couple weeks ago, our quiet neighborhood was unexpectedly interrupted by a family that rented a home. As a group of concerned nei...
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Medicare denial shows rationing is hereOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - For those of you who are naive enough to believe that health care will not be rationed in the future, it is already here. Medicare recently denied a claim and an appeal ...
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Time for Sears to pay fair shareOct 08, 2011 5:03 am - I’m deeply disappointed in the attempts by legislators to extend the Sears economic development agreement and the lack of transparency in how the tax breaks have been us...
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Take a chance on amnesty for businessOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Is it any surprise that Joe Walsh is going to challenge a fellow Republican in the new 14th District, instead of a Democrat in the 8th he currently represents? Not reall...
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Visit your grocer and cut the red tapeOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - I recently received a letter from the tollway instructing me to bring in one of my transponders due to end of battery life. I could either stop at a Jewel or the tollway...
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Low-cost mortgages needed for allOct 07, 2011 12:00 am - Let’s reward homeowners for their belief in America. Want to put more money into the economy, slow foreclosures, increase jobs? All homeowners should be entitled to a 4 ...
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Cannot separate terrorism, religionOct 06, 2011 5:00 am - I am writing this in response to a letter by Aabeda Masra (Fence Post, Sept. 24) regarding the term “radical Islam.” Masra claims that the term vilifies Islam and is “in...