Barrington Hills Opinion
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Peace can be achieved in Middle EastJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Perhaps by now the people in the Arab countries might be starting to realize that it is their leaders and not Israel who have been their enemies all these many years. Th...
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Cut deficit but keep food on the tableJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - It is easy enough to say that the government needs to balance the federal budget, but selecting the programs that get cut is proving to be very controversial. Every spec...
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Is city ownership better — or not?Jun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Chicago’s current mayor wants city ownership of its casino. However, the previous mayor sold the city’s parking meter franchise and the Skyway and tried to privatize Mid...
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Give voters their say on pensionsJun 22, 2011 9:00 pm - Radio ads and union letters want you to believe that pensions in Illinois are only $32,000 per year. That may true of workers south of I-80, but north the pensions are o...
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We report, but sometimes only hope you careJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - “To whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear.” #8212; Jeremiah 6:10 Complain...
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Make certain your adopted pet is spayedJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - Our family adopted Chloe in June 2002 from a well-known shelter. She was a very energetic 10-month-old lab mix. When we adopted her, we were told she was spayed; the ado...
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The real culprit in the bailout messJun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - I do not understand how the government can lose $14 billion on the bailout. We, the citizens who funded the bailout with increased indebtedness, did so by taking over a ...
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We don’t fund slavery; why abortion, then?Jun 21, 2011 9:00 pm - I am sure many supporters of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in our country, don’t understand why we in the pro-life movement are so adamant about defu...
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When will Obama care about troops?Jun 21, 2011 6:00 am - My blood is at the boiling point. I just heard that President Obama ordered Defense Secretary Robert Gates to either cut the military pay or hold it up. Who is going to ...
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GOP hypocritical on Libyan involvementJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The same Republicans who supported the invasion of Iraq based on Bush’s lies now call Obama “evasive” by flying support missions over Libya. What a bunch of self-serving...