Barrington Hills Opinion
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People kill people, Mayor DaleyJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - OK, Mayor Daley, you tell the folks in Arizona and the surviving families to get rid of their guns. Let Jared Loughner go free. He didn't kill these six people. Arrest t...
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Get involved in protecting animalsJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - It's difficult to pass Muddy Paws shelter in Deer Park knowing that countless innocent “rescued” animals from kill shelters met their fate in a cruel, horrific way with ...
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Quinn out of touch with electorateJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Perhaps we should give the new “recall” law a test in Illinois. Gov. Quinn breaks his promise on the new state income tax hike rate. Time to remove governor. That won't ...
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Rise above the inflamatory prattleJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Consequences, responsibility, accountability, maturity. These concepts seem to be misplaced in today's maelstrom of constant chatter on the Internet, TV and radio “news”...
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Keep track of who voted yesJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Have any of our legislators considered Todd Stroger's fate after raising taxes in Cook County? I suggest we start a list of those who voted “aye” and count down to the n...
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Good Shepherd a special placeJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - I just wanted to write about Good Shepherd Lutheran School in Elgin having to close at the end of this year. The preschool will remain a source for our community, but du...
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End-of-life planning is part of giving careJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - Republicans had only to throw down the gauntlet for President Obama to cave in. Just days after it went into effect, he removed his own regulation that would have reimbu...
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Bombing in Egypt a warning to usJan 17, 2011 12:00 am - Let us be sensible. Islamic terrorism is a threat to our national security. Many people will assume that the horrific bombing of a Christian church in Egypt is of no con...
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Dist. 15 needs to brush up on basicsJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - Does District 15 board President Gerald Chapman have a new rules book? I suggest all members of the Dist. 15 board obtain a copy of “Robert’s Rules of Order.” It will e...
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Challenges against Hayes, Scaletta the work of sore losersJan 16, 2011 12:00 am - I was dismayed to read of the challenge to the petitions of Tom Hayes and John Scaletta. The most ethical man I have ever known was my deceased husband, Les Jensen. Howe...