Barrington Hills Opinion
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Endorsement: Schock for Elgin mayorMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - In his 12 years as Elgin's mayor, Ed Schock has held a long view for the city: expand the industrial tax base, build higher-end homes to improve the property tax base an...
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Walsh right to fight reckless spendingMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - Peggy Simonsen’s letter on Feb. 13 criticized new U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh for supposedly not recognizing “It’s the economy, stupid!” I don’t recall any such question from Pe...
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Help those who might injure othersMar 05, 2011 11:00 pm - In reply to Patti Siwicki’s comments in the Feb. 19 Fence Post with the headline “Words can motivate the less stable to act,” I would agree that the rhetoric should be t...
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Endorsement: Poynton, Rzeznik, Ernst in Lake ZurichMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - The Lake Zurich village board faces many important issues, but none so critical as the downtown redevelopment plan stalled by a weak economy. All of the candidates for t...
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In Libertyville: Cullum, Proepper, JohnsonMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Libertyville has not been immune to economic problems in recent years, but the village board responded pragmatically to tighten its belt. Service and employee cuts were...
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Endorsement: Steffen, Warren, Moeller for Elgin councilMar 04, 2011 11:00 pm - Ten people are vying for three seats on the council this year, every one of them passionate about his or her candidacy and the city itself. It's a shame there aren't mor...
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Religion sneaking into politicsMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - I have been following the way in which Christianity has been working its way into our political structures. Boehner reached out to the Christian right wing on Sunday. W...
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Opening FOID list is dangerousMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Attorney General Lisa Madigan just put everybody in Illinois at personal risk, if the Illinois State Police release the FOID gun ownership list to the public as she just...
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Lake Zurich should explore LEEDMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Lake Zurich is seeking to transform its downtown to promote economic growth and a pedestrian friendly community, but it can be so much more. It’s not too late for the La...
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Maybe unions now understand votersMar 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Union protesters in Madison are understandably upset because something they currently have through their government (the right to bargain collectively, attractive pay/be...