Barrington Hills Opinion
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Cigarette tax benefits go beyond moneyMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Cigarette smoking results in more than 16,000 Illinois deaths per year, with more than 2,000 deaths due to exposure to secondhand smoke. As Illinois considers its decisi...
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Legal immigrants should be outragedMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Burt Constable's column regarding stealing education struck a nerve. What is the difference between the theft of education, services and health care by illegal aliens th...
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Young minds being protected, poisonedMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The actions of the Highland Park school board point out a serious trend in our educational system. I have heard and read opinions by teachers which have indicated a prev...
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Lake Zurich police target out-of-townersMay 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The residents of Lake Zurich should be very proud of the decision of the Lake Zurich Police Department to hold a seat belt enforcement zone on the very north side of tow...
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Prop up union that doesn't support self?May 29, 2010 11:00 pm - The EU is comprised of 27 countries, with the Eurozone consisting of 16 of those same participants. Some union. That's like saying there are 50 states in the United Stat...
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Teacher unions must change their demandsMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - In the Daily Herald article "Education unions call for a tax increase" (May 14) Mr. Steve Preckwinkle of the Illinois Federation of Teachers (IFT) was quoted as criticiz...
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Kudos to immigrant who became citizenMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I wish to express my heartfelt thanks to Peter Garcia for his letter in the May 19 Fence Post. He says exactly what many of us citizens think and feel about illegal immi...
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Things couldn't get any worse for SoxMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I've been a White Sox fan for many, many years. I cannot even remember when the Sox looked so pathetic. Hitting is not there and from the vaunted pitching staff that was...
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Claypool is best pick for Cook assessorMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Current Cook County Board of Review Commissioner Joseph Berrios is also chairman of the Cook County Democratic Party. He is one of the persons who reviews your tax asses...
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Small Arms Treaty can only do harmMay 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Secretary of State Clinton (the Obama administration) has committed the U.S. to supporting the U.N. Small Arms Treaty. The outcome of this treaty, if adopted by the U.S....