Barrington Hills Opinion
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Endorsement: Cooper for Lake County coronerOct 07, 2016 1:00 am - It has not been a quiet four years in the Lake County Coroner's Office. The high-profile investigation into the suicide of Fox Lake Police Lt. Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz an...
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Avoid interest conflictsSep 18, 2016 1:00 am - Your article on a judge not commenting on a change in the Gliniewicz case fails to emphasize an important point; i.e., that it's a good thing when public officials ackno...
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Editorial: Success combines personal determination, community supportSep 07, 2016 1:00 am - The story of Catherine Sanchez's rise from high school dropout to 30-year-old neurobiology student at Stanford University would be inspirational enough if it involved on...
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Teacher pay grid bad for taxpayersAug 09, 2016 1:00 am - Jake Griffin's article on taxpayers covering teachers' college costs reveals just the tip of this iceberg sized problem for taxpayers. How could so many school boar...
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Let's move on from Rt. 53 extensionJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - These are comments I included in a recent letter to the Illinois Tollway. I was not surprised last month to learn our county board chairman had withdrawn his support for...
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Editorial: Harper rec center agreement shows benefits of collaborationJun 23, 2016 11:00 pm - The partnership announced this week to renovate and rebuild Harper College's Recreation and Wellness Center blends foresight and efficiency - demonstrating that public b...
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Relationship with teachers is way out of balanceJun 07, 2016 1:00 am - Your editorial pointing out the irresponsible leadership at District 220 is a good start, but we have yet to get to the core issue. The school board and administration ...
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Tollway should stop spending on Route 53 studyJun 06, 2016 1:00 am - Livable Lake County and its members agree with the editorial on May 24th ("Troubling Signs with Route 53's extension at a crossroads") that members of the Illinois tollw...
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Editorial: Voters have chance to drop an archaic school positionMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Every few years, Cook County residents are reminded that their county supports the last vestige of one of the most archaic layers of government in modern times. These ar...
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Editorial: Hopes for a new life for Lakewood buildingsMay 03, 2016 11:00 pm - The Lake County Forest Preserve is packing up and soon will be vacating the historic farm site in Lakewood Forest Preserve. The renowned Curt Teich Postcard Archive wil...