Barrington Hills Opinion
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Stopping right-on-red tickets a startDec 16, 2010 12:00 am - Dan Duffy has felt the sting of finding a red-light camera ticket in the mail. More than once. The freshman state senator from Lake Barrington wants to stop communities ...
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Minority scholarships hint at racismDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - When living in a community whose population is largely Hispanic, coming across minority scholarships is quite common. Scholarships that are provided to certain students ...
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Writer's immigration stance illogicalDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Sue Tiedeman of Elgin: I'm sure you are probably a nice person. Uninformed, but nice. While you are correct that the flow of immigrants from Europe looked much different...
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Thanks for support of civil union billDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - This is a joyful time as the Illinois Religious Freedom Protection and Civil Union Act has passed the General Assembly. It is what it says, and I would like to thank my ...
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Where is the state's gambling money?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Seriously? In response to state Sen. Terry Link's position on clinging to his suburban gambling dream, the only dreams related to gambling are those of individuals and f...
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If Obama's not a socialist, who is?Dec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Phil Williams in his Dec. 5 Fence Post letter is laboring under the common delusion that socialists and Nazis are different. “. . . the far left is communism and sociali...
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Fonda undeserving of good publicityDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - On Nov. 29, you ran a promotional article about Jane Fonda in the Health & Fitness section. Of all the great things going on to get healthier, why write about and promot...
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Schools must become responsible on spendingDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - What will it take to get our schools to adjust their spending to the new economic realities? Many property taxpayers are already stretched to the limit and our State's ...
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DREAM Act support misguidedDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - One in four Americans is enrolled in a government food program. Nearly 10 percent of Americans are out of work, while many more have given up even looking for work in th...
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The super rich could get by on lessDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - This is all you really need to know about American politics. Our income tax system is considered “progressive” because it puts the highest rates on those best able to af...