Barrington Opinion
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We need real, lasting solutionMay 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois lawmakers are faced with a critical decision - protect vital public services Illinois' families depend on or make drastic budget cuts that put these programs at...
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Thank those who served our countryMay 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Since our country will celebrate Memorial Day on May 25, I've been thinking of the service members I knew who died in Iraq. I was in the navy for 21 years, and I was ne...
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Beware scams on one-time gov. checksMay 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Social Security beneficiaries and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) recipients will be happy to know that issuance of the special one-time $250 American Recovery and Re...
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"Chosen one" is anti-AmericaMay 15, 2009 11:00 pm - The new president has started off his administration with an anti-American bang. First, he's gone around to other countries blaming America for all things and apologizin...
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True marriage is one man, one womanMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - We are told that Iowa has approved homosexual marriage. Try to tell that to the citizens of Iowa. The supreme law of our land is the U.S. Constitution. This constitution...
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Grateful incumbents were re-electedMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - On behalf of the Barrington Park District Board of Commissioners I'd like to thank the voters for re-electing Jon Stickney and Linda Hovde to the Park District Board of ...
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Congress should stay off the gridironMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - I'm not sure what's worse, having Congress hold meetings pushing for a championship playoff in college football, or actually having meetings on something important that ...
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Be careful stewards of public's trustMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One newly elected mayor fired the help. One new trustee almost swore in frustration. Other newly elected leaders took the helm far more quietly this week with pledges t...
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Federal government should apologizeMay 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Conservative terrorists? As a 70 year old conservative, yes, probably right wing, I do not consider myself a terrorist. As a Christian one of the Ten Commandments says: ...
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Report pushes parents to advocateMay 01, 2009 11:00 pm - What will it take to educate all our children? Illinois Kids Count tries to answer this question by looking at how our kids are doing in school, what's working, and what...