Barrington Hills Opinion
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Crucial vote; where was Mulligan?Jan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - One of the most important votes for the last (session) for the state of Illinois and Rosemary Mulligan was ill and not able to attend the session. How ill was she? I hav...
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Gratitude for those who fight hungerJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - With the level of hunger at its highest point in more than a decade, I would like to thank the hardworking staff and volunteers at food pantries across Illinois who stru...
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Edgar's tenure marked as prudentJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - This is in response to a letter from a disgruntled ex-state employee that criticized former Gov. Jim Edgar and me (Edgar's former chief of staff). Generally, Mr. Edgar i...
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Salutes the Arlington Hts. Knights of ColumbusJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - My name is Chris Beiersdorf and I am writing this because I want to give a special thanks to the Knights of Columbus of Arlington Heights. They do so much for the commun...
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Difficult decisions must be madeJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - As former Gov. Jim Edgar has noted (Daily Herald, Jan. 26), the recent income tax increase is a necessary step toward resolving the state budget crisis. Prior to enactme...
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Mt. Prospect law the wrong approach to weaponsJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - I read that Mount Prospect is putting a ban on everything that has either a trigger or a bowstring on your own property. This is because a good conscientious citizen ask...
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Abortion replaces natural selectionJan 29, 2011 12:00 am - Our numbers are growing, constantly growing, spurred on by the incredibly thoughtless rhetoric as demonstrated by the two-page display ads recently found in this, and on...
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Repair our broken justice systemJan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Repair our broken justice system This death penalty thing bothers me. I mean it really bothers me. Why should we allow an innocent person to be sent to their death ...
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When asserting rights goes too farJan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - When asserting rights goes too far Being out of the papers for sometime has obviously affected Rob Sherman. He has reserved a seat at the Lake Villa public library ...
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Poor choice to lead Obama’s jobs panelJan 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Poor choice to lead Obama’s jobs panel Recently President Obama appointed Jeffrey Immelt, CEO of GE, to head his newly created Council On Jobs and Competitiveness. ...