Barrington Hills Opinion
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Love, don’t kill, the unborn childrenMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Suggestion: Two recent Fence Post letters carried the same message of “don’t reduce funding to abortion providers.” Planned Parenthood employees and Chicago Abortion Fun...
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Look at facts about health care lawMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - I feel the need to respond to a Feb. 19 letter by Roger Roeing with regards to the Affordable Care Act and the impending health care laws. I ask that you would get the f...
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Politicians have saddled us with debtMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - We have lived and voted for our choices in elections within Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois and the nation, and no matter what the politician said, he/she did n...
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Should U-46 be a model district?Mar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald congratulated Superintendent Jose Torres of Elgin Area School District U-46, who was named to a high-powered Department of Education commission looking ...
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Income gap only will get worseMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Contrary to what you hear, our major economic problem for the past few decades is governmental welfare for rich Americans and corporate monopolies. Every year the econom...
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No Cadillac health plan hereMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - Thank you, Larry Maurer, for your letter on Feb. 25 on free health insurance for state retirees. Of course I agree they should help pay something toward this important b...
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The Soapbox: Stop the hand-wringingMar 03, 2011 11:00 pm - If it did, Illinois' deficit would be long gone. Instead, the state's pension imbalance actually grew last year. Senate President John Cullerton insists change is uncons...
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State government: A Tale of Two StatesMar 03, 2011 1:00 am - Watching how differently Illinois and Wisconsin are dealing with their respective deficit crises makes me wish someone would write a Charles Dickens type novel, and call...
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Why is Illinois only state to raise taxes?Mar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - A recent Wall Street Journal front page had a story on how “governors chop spending” to balance state budgets. The interesting connection to us is that Illinois is cited...
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Our words reflect who we areMar 02, 2011 11:00 pm - It seems that I struck a nerve, or gored a few revered oxes, in my recent letter to Fence Post. Mr. Gabl and Mr. Souder, I do hope you feel better now that you’ve vented...