Barrington Opinion
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Health care plan is needed first stepFeb 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Each of us has a dream, and in this country, we have always emphasized the belief in a better day and that each person should be able to pursue our deepest desires with ...
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Corporations affect elections alreadyFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - Keith Obermann, Sean Hannity, Chris Mathews, Bill O'Reilly, Wolf Blitzer, Maureen Dowd, Clarence Page, David Brooks, Charles Krauthammer and Eugene Robinson, et al, shar...
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Laws to be made by highest bidderFeb 20, 2010 10:00 pm - It seems the Supreme Court is discussed only when "Roe v. Wade" or "activist judges" are in the topic line. History may mark another ruling as a watershed moment that no...
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OK, GOP, where are your solutions?Feb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - During the President's State of the Union address, it was interesting to watch the Republican side of the aisle. It is clear that the Party of Personal Responsibility st...
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Some suggestions for health reformFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - I really hope that Congress abandons both of the mammoth versions of health care reform and starts over. Health care is an important issue that needs to be addressed but...
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Saturday SoapboxFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - He's golden: Less-than-gracious Evgeni Plushenko dissed Evan Lysacek's gold-medal performance when he said, "Now it's not men's figure skating, now it's dancing."...
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Obama about to get a reality checkFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - In 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto said, "I feel that we have awakened a sleeping tiger and filled him with a terrible resolve." In Mas...
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Take responsibility now for excessesFeb 19, 2010 10:00 pm - "I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts." - Abrah...
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League celebrates 90 years of actionFeb 15, 2010 10:00 pm - Ninety years ago, Carrie Chapman Catt first proposed a League of Women Voters to "finish the fight" and work to end all discrimination against women. And so the League o...
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Election or not, still need health reformFeb 13, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to you as a self-employed mother of three who cannot afford health insurance coverage for my family. In 2008, this country was hungry for change, and now we...