Barrington Opinion
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Nordquist: Fond farewell to boardJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I want to thank the entire Barrington area community for the opportunity to serve three terms on the Barrington District 220 Board of Education over the past 12 years. I...
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Cut pensions, pay instead of tax hikeJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The headline in the June 18 Daily Herald reads that children who are hurt will suffer the most by state government spending cuts. While I have sympathy for the departmen...
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Keep clean energy in good favorJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - An old-fashioned windmill might make a charming yard ornament, but the bigger, more modern version is getting attention these days in some suburbs. As the nation's ambit...
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County's long view is shortsightedJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The McHenry County 2030 Comprehensive Plan, as it now stands, is focused on accommodating and even encouraging rapid urbanization. Though the plan's vision statements fo...
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Sense, compassion will fix budget messJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I am tired of both the people who say no new taxes period and the politicians who play games with the lives of the citizens of Illinois who are least able to help themse...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Remembering the day's meaning, Part 1: "My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty." Summer in the suburbs revisited: As we said last week, we have nothing against t...
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Obama cracks down, but not hard enoughJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - First, as a conservative, let's give some credit to President Obama's speech in Cairo. He did a good job in reminding the world about the existence of evil in his commen...
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Reform not possible without public planJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Of the many "smoke and mirrors" tactics whispered into the ears of Congress by lobbyist groups such as American Health Insurance Providers, the promise of "even though w...
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Even Biden would be an improvementJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't know if we are at the end of World War II, III or IV, but wherever we are, it is a war. It is not a pleasant way to start a conversation but war has never been p...
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We're the ones getting soakedJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - In response to the recent article in the Herald about a $400,000 grant: Grant me understanding. The $400,000 grant to raze 14 PRIVATELY owned cabins on the Des Plaines R...