Barrington Opinion
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Fix small problems before big overhaulSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - If the government takes over health care, it would be a disaster. First, the people who work for Medicare have to be better trained. Example one: I had a pain in my foot...
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Obama playing the ultimate shell gameSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - If you ever watch those street corner guys doing shell games, they always try to distract you at the critical time so you lose track of the prize. See if you can see a s...
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Saturday Soapbox: Profanity is bleeping unnecessarySep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Bleeping unnecessary: While we might not like it, we understand we live in a more profane, in-your-face world these days. But do we need the profanity that really doesn'...
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Retreating on treatment plans?Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Caregivers should read president "I'm not thinking about THAT"' in his own words: "Whether, sort of in the aggregate, society making those decisions to give my grandmoth...
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Does Chevy Volt have a future?Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I read with interest your Aug. 12 account of the Chevy Volt plug-in electric car due in showrooms late next year. According to "230 MPG?" by Katie Merx and Jeff Green of...
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Obama, lawmakers on crooked planetSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Barney Frank lashed out at a woman during a town hall meeting, asking, "What planet have you been living on?" I will answer for that poor outshouted lady. "Mr. Frank, w...
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Capitalism beats socialism every timeSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't know about you, but in my life I have never felt the fear I feel today about the future existence of our nation. Even when the former Soviet Union was at the ape...
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Let's calmly discuss race and health careSep 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Lake County Board member Mary Ross Cunningham owes her colleagues a genuine apology for her uncontrolled rant about race earlier this week. That would be the best way fo...
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Time to enforce immigration rulesSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - I just read that the next census will include illegal immigrants. It appears as though the Obama administration has tipped its hand as to their version of "immigration r...
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Nice turn of a phrase, JimSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I read the story published Aug. 22 by James Fuller about the sluggish traffic to Rich Harvest Farms (for the Solheim Cup) and was delighted by the phrasing, "slower than...