Barrington Hills Opinion
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Town-size embassy deserves concernJun 19, 2014 1:01 am - Regarding the summertime music from Dock's in Wauconda, I have to drive five hours to my Michigan rustic retreat for that pleasure. If you're lucky enough to live on the...
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Barrington Hills pickup a big successJun 16, 2014 5:01 am - One of our village's central corridors, County Line Road (aka Lake/Cook Road), had its Earth Week Spring Trash Pick- Up on April 26. Our small but sturdy crew (some of B...
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Editorial: Protecting your kids from others, themselvesJun 13, 2014 1:01 am - Technology has a way of complicating, as well as simplifying, our lives. Our parents - and now we - look wistfully upon the simpler times of our youth, when there were f...
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2014 Misercordia drive a big successJun 09, 2014 5:01 am - We would like to express our deep appreciation to all those who helped to make Misericordia's 2014 Candy Days campaign a great success! From the volunteers who covered t...
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Hard to justify superintendents' payJun 06, 2014 5:01 am - Why do we pay so much for school superintendents? That was the question that went through my mind reading about the new superintendent contracts in the Northwest suburbs...
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The SoapboxMay 31, 2014 5:01 am - Ending well: The political process makes us all angry at times, but when legislative negotiating works, it can be very satisfying. So it is with a once-weak bill in...
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The SoapboxMay 24, 2014 5:01 am - Prevailing protest: Mount Prospect leaders acknowledge their vote against a state-mandated ordinance had no practical effect, but the protest was worth noting. Requ...
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Postal workers food drive a huge helpMay 19, 2014 5:01 am - A big thank you to the Barrington Post Office for their continued support of the Barrington Township Food Pantry! Each year the Barrington Post Office has an area-wide f...
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Leave enforcement goals to local policeMay 12, 2014 1:01 am - We are writing this letter in opposition to SB 3411 and ask you to consider the following points regarding traffic enforcement and the positive effect it has on our comm...
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Editorial: Kids and the battle with technology gone badMay 07, 2014 1:01 am - It's the golden age of technology gone bad. And it's a wake-up call for parents and educators to redouble their efforts in monitoring all electronic devices in the hands...