Barrington Hills Opinion
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Troubled by ECC public safety, truck schoolsAug 14, 2012 4:40 am - The Burlington village board OK’d a conceptual plan for ECC’s vision of a regional public safety and sustainability facility. We the people voted to approve a $178 milli...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Editorial: Cold War artifact tells a chilling storyAug 02, 2012 9:06 am - Brett Blomberg’s mission in Vernon Hills doesn’t quite equate to pounding swords into plowshares, but it sure has a lot to say about the rumors of war. It’s a story wort...
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Editorial: In brutal summer, recommit to water safetyAug 01, 2012 5:00 am - It’s becoming almost routine this summer to hear about tragedies on Chicago-area waterways, and the death of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy near Lake Villa last weekend ...
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Editorial: Quinn bows to another Emanuel raid on the suburbsJul 29, 2012 8:49 am - A little more than a year after the state of Illinois agreed to $110 million in incentives to keep Motorola Mobility Inc. in Libertyville, the news broke Thursday that t...
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Editorial: Planning, training to keep our kids safeJul 27, 2012 5:00 am - The scene was all too real. Yellow police tape marked off the Gifford Street High School parking lot while Elgin’s SWAT team armed with rifles waited for their signal to...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...
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Take advantage of new Harper seriesJul 14, 2012 5:00 am - I would like to thank Linda Hoeck over at Harper College, for her presentation and organizing of the parent orientation to introduce Harper’s new vocational program for ...
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Editorial: No room for confidentiality in public dealsJul 09, 2012 6:54 pm - The concern for confidentiality in some employment relationships is understandable, especially when things don’t work out as planned. But when it involves a government j...
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Editorial: Use the new tool to help Cook taxpayersJul 09, 2012 5:00 am - If you’re a Cook County taxpayer, did you spend any time with the 139-page special section county officials put together and inserted into the newspaper recently? It rea...