Barrington Opinion
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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...
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Beware nonnative plants and seedlingsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Many people think that the purple (and pink and white) flowers blooming on the roadside now are wild phlox. While these flowers are similar in appearance, they are not p...
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Barrington shows support for troopsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - On Flag Day, June 14, we joined with some adult volunteers and Boy Scouts from Troop 927 at the Jewel/Osco Store in Barrington. We have a son (Cameron - a 2008 BHS gradu...
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A promise kept helps other victimsJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Strength, hope and power. These are words Harper College students used to empower themselves in the fight against sexual violence. They also are words that can be used t...