Barrington Hills Opinion
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Support rights for Afghan womenMay 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Afghan President Karzai's recent visit to the U.S. has been in the news, but stories about the reality of life for Afghan women have been missing. Through my support of ...
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Don't mix tax money and private schoolsMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - On May 6, an article by Chase Castle was published in regards to the school voucher bill that failed to pass. I am happy that it didn't pass. Our tax money is not to be...
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Stay out of other state's businessMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I don't know about the rest of you, but I see a disturbing trend developing. We are ostensibly the United States of America. We are supposed to be one nation dealing wit...
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Tragedy fuels new appreciation for lifeMay 25, 2010 11:00 pm - This is in reference to the essay written by Justyna Sawczyk in a recent Sunday Daily Herald. The essay is regarding the tragedy Poland as a nation and its people endure...
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Corrupt Illinois needs Kirk in SenateMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - You read the words "politics," "Illinois," "Chicago" and "corruption" in the same sentence all the time. Our state's record of elected statewide officials charged with p...
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DeWyze celebrations make all of us proudMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - At a time when politicians are condemned for every social ill, from potholes to oil spills, I'd like to commend all involved with the recent celebrations of American Ido...
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Taking issue with immigration stanceMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent letter by Eugene Robinson is an example of a phobic racist reaction to a law made and wanted by a huge majority of the citizens of Arizona. The feds have not ...
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It's time to tax, legalize marijuanaMay 24, 2010 11:00 pm - When will the issue of marijuana legalization be taken seriously? We've spent billions on a drug war that can't be won against our own citizens that are consuming mass a...
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School board turns deaf ear on GLCMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - I attended the District 26 school board meeting on May 18th. I wanted to understand more about the district's plan for Grade Level Centers and this was the first meeting...
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NSLS trouble portends greater catastropheMay 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A good friend of ours is critically ill. Did you get the e-mail? Probably not; most of you don't know this friend exists. North Suburban Library System, one of several ...