Barrington Hills Opinion
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Same rules should apply to all kids who try out for teamSep 28, 2015 5:00 am - I am writing to express my concern about a Barrington Park District policy that discriminates against kids who live in the Village of Barrington. The park district allow...
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Teachers show unions out of controlSep 25, 2015 1:00 am - How much more evidence do we need to prove that public unions are out of control and positioned to bankrupt many of the citizens they serve? If the teachers union a...
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Budget impasse brutal to service providersSep 02, 2015 1:00 am - As we begin the third month of a budget impasse in Springfield, United Way of Lake County would like to call our state leaders' attention to the very real disruption the...
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This tale (tail) has a very happy endingAug 24, 2015 5:00 am - Thank you Barrington Officer Byrne and other concerned citizens! We give thanks from the bottom of our hearts to a trusted local officer in our community and other conce...
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Reward for consistency is irresponsibleAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - The article on the $22,000 pay increase for the city manager of Des Plaines highlights the weakness of that city council to represent the interest of its citizens. One a...
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County can keep improving without harmful sales taxJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - We've had this debate before, and my opinion hasn't changed since our last go-round under Todd Stroger with raising the sales tax on the hardworking taxpayers of Cook Co...
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Editorial: Sales tax increase still a bad idea for Cook CountyJul 07, 2015 1:00 am - If anyone has earned the credibility to justify revisiting a sales tax increase in Cook County, it's Toni Preckwinkle. In almost five years at the helm of the county boa...
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School boards must lead in pension controlJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - Is anybody listening? The Sunday, June 21, Daily Herald contained reports on school district spending on new and worthwhile programs, but there was no mention of schoo...
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Editorial: A model for teaching low-income students through sense of communityJun 23, 2015 11:00 pm - The story of Sunny Hill Elementary School is really the story of a bold new model in education. The focus of Tuesday's installment in our Generations at Risk series, Sun...
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Editorial: More innovation from community colleges, NIUJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Community colleges may still have a way to go before establishing their own four-year degree programs, but five suburban community colleges took a step last week that es...