Barrington Opinion
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Understand real cost of health-care billAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - This is not the time for Congresswoman Melissa Bean to demonstrate party loyalty. The health-care proposals before Congress will impact everyone she represents in Illino...
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Climate bill built on hasty decisionsAug 03, 2009 11:00 pm - It was announced on a local ABC radio affiliate station that the Group of Eight economic summit was a success. Therein lies the problem. The news is being spun so it ref...
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Laws punish animal loversAug 02, 2009 11:00 pm - It was very unsettling to read a July 29 article regarding an animal lover being told his beloved potbellied pig has to be removed from his residence. There have also be...
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Ravinia scores hit with classical favesAug 01, 2009 11:00 pm - Who was that rock star at Ravinia on July 12? Nothing less than the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. The place was packed. Combine an early start time of 5 p.m. with familiar...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - And the calendar turns to Aug. 1: Summer, you can arrive any time now. This race puts us on the cycling map: Get out this weekend to take in the Alexian Brothers Tour of...
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Energy bill backers should be firedJul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - The members of Congress who voted in favor of the recently passed energy bill did so after 300-plus pages of amendments were added at 3 a.m. They voted without reading a...
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G-8 summit far from a 'success'Jul 31, 2009 11:00 pm - It was announced on a local ABC radio affiliate station that the Group of Eight economic summit was a success. Therein lies the problem. The news is being spun so it ref...
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Images are graphic, so is abortionJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - As one of the people to bring the "Face the Truth Tour" on abortion to Illinois, I respond to the "Graphic protests generate complaints" column in the Daily Herald. Our ...
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Thanks to Cougars for family funJul 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Saturday started out with the intention of taking my family to a baseball game. No chance of seeing the Cubs. Sox are out of town. The Brewers, nope sold out. What about...
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Slow down pursuit of red-light camerasJul 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I was disheartened to read in the recent Buffalo Grove Village Board agenda that red light cameras were listed, especially in light of the recent Daily Herald series on ...