Barrington Opinion
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Recall a tool voters deserve to haveOct 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Recall is just another tool in the voter's toolbox to ensure that their elected officials act in the best interest of the community. The disruption that has been caused ...
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Our government should get a clueOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - This new world of ours scares the heck out of me. I sit here and try to figure out what we're doing. The only thing I can figure out is that we have no clue. Or should I...
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Government actions continue to baffleOct 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Is there such a thing as beyond comprehension? If so that is where my ability to understand a situation rests at this moment. Consider that we have 500 plus Congressmen,...
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Licensing means nothing but red tapeOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I recently observed the news on NBC Channel 5 on Sept. 1, 2009, regarding the recently signed legislation by Governor Quinn pertaining to condominium and homeowner assoc...
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Playing up Coop worth the spaceOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - What a wonderful and pleasant surprise to read the story "Magic in the End Zone" first thing the other morning. It seems there is so much gloom and doom in the newspaper...
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Stick to point, not personal attacksOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Hey, Fencepost, what's happened to professionalism? Why do you continue to feature unprofessional, dishonest and personal attacks in your letters to the editor? I wrote ...
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Decision on defense shows weaknessOct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - What was President Obama thinking on Thursday, Sept. 17, when he scrapped plans for basing elements of the defense shield in Poland and the Czech Republic in favor of a ...
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It's time we all talk about suicideOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Suicide may be one of the last taboo subjects in our schools. We've come a long way in the past few decades to explore issues of sexuality, race and religion, to foster ...
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If we can't pay for reform, don't buy itSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Regarding Marie Kelly's letter to the editor "Seniors already have a public option" where she admonishes seniors for "trying to disrupt town hall meetings". She also sug...
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Halt funding or fix Tamms prisonSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - At Tamms supermax prison at the southern tip of Illinois, over 250 men are being held in permanent solitary confinement, year after year, with no communal activity or hu...