Barrington Hills Opinion
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Financial industry caused this collapseJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - It's my opinion that one industry has most influenced the near collapse of the American system. It monopolizes, manipulates and controls real estate, transportation, sav...
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Work for people, not for partiesJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - When are we going to hold the people we elect to office to the principles of working for their constituents? That means all of their constituents, not just the ones that...
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TV show doesn't belong on front pageJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - In your Jan. 5 issue, your headline was about Donald Trump and our disgraced ex-governor. It seems to me that the front page should be defined by current, and meaningful...
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New leadership for a new yearJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - New Years is a time when we try to cast off our old destructive habits, and adopt new, healthy ones. In 2010, I would encourage Illinois voters to resolve to stop electi...
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Community effort to preserve open spaceJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Your recent story about a vision to protect more open space in Lake County was first-rate (An Ambitious Vision to Save Land, November 13). While Cook and DuPage counties...
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Innumeracy abounds in TV, newspapersJan 09, 2010 10:00 pm - It began with the broadcast media. Then it hit the front page, as well as other pages. An industry that would not tolerate staff illiteracy, and supposedly triple-checks...
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Requiring Congress to use health planJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - While I believe we need to address the needs of those with pre-existing health conditions, catastrophic costs incurred by serious and/or long-term illness, loss of benef...
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Kirk behind - and beside - our troopsJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - President Obama announced he will be deploying an additional 30,000 U.S. troops to Afghanistan. Whether you agree with this decision or not, it is now evident we will ha...
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Police, firefighters don't deserve blameJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Every week the Daily Herald has at least one article or letter criticizing the cost of police and fire pensions on municipalities. A reader could get the impression that...
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Look at real cost of illegal immigrationJan 08, 2010 10:00 pm - This is in response to Philip from Hoffman Estates, he suggests illegal immigration is good for America. Most of his arguments stated how their cheap labor keeps costs d...