Barrington Hills Opinion
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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...
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Sears tax break a detriment to D300Oct 06, 2011 5:00 am - As an employee of Community Unit District 300, I believe that giving Sears this tax break along with the allowing the Village of Hoffman Estates to profit at the expense...
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Right the wrongs that hurt post officeOct 06, 2011 5:00 am - My husband was a mail carrier for 32 years, retiring in 2000. He passed away June 27. He used to tell me every so often of the postal funds being raided for other branch...
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Focus on adjunct quality, not quantityOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - As a way to save costs, community colleges have increasingly hired adjunct instructors. Bargain that they are, part-timers also allow schools to easily fill gaps and exp...
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Change in tax code essential to recoveryOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - This letter is in response to Donald Froelich’s letter suggesting that multimillionaire Warren Buffett should put his money where his mouth is by going ahead and donatin...
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Step up to plate for Nick’s PizzaOct 05, 2011 5:00 am - It has come to my attention that Nick’s Pizza & Pub is in severe financial trouble and may have to close its doors within the next month barring some sort of miracle. Ni...