Barrington Opinion
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Who really will be best for your IRA?Sep 09, 2008 11:00 pm - In a recent Letter to the editor, Stewart Truelsen concludes: "I'd suggest Obama bashers check their IRA and 401K balances. Can you afford four more years?" So I checked...
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All aboard on Canadian National's assumptions?Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Communities all along the EJ&E Railroad oppose the Canadian National's (CN) takeover plans that'll more than quadruple the number of daily 2-mile long freight trains. Le...
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Train traffic should be spread around regionSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I am tired of the people in Barrington complaining about train issues that the Des Plaines area lives with daily. It's about time some of the train activity that is a co...
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Not a lot to say for CN/EJ&E mergerSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - As a 12-year resident of Barrington I am quite interested in the proposed acquisition of the EJ&E line by CN Railroad. After spending several days researching the benefi...
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Barrington area united against CNSep 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you Barrington areas residents for once again exceeding expectations by turning out in record numbers to a recent public hearing hosted by the U.S. Surface Transpo...
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Don't miss this year's Freedom FestSep 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Freedom Festival is this Saturday Sept. 6 in downtown Barrington. We want to thank the organizers at We-Do-Care.org for bringing the gift of honor, tradition and history...
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Presidents don't affect every jobSep 02, 2008 11:00 pm - In reply to Mr. Stastny (Fence Post, Aug. 29), as an atypical Republican speaking for myself, I am not better off than I was under big Bill Clinton's presidency. Unfort...
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Two major issues left unmentionedSep 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Your uninspiring open letter to Barack Obama in the Thursday edition of the Daily Herald raised a number of obvious questions and ended with a somewhat nebulous call to ...
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Rail deal threatens Barrington's waterAug 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The ramifications of the acquisition of the EJ&E by Canadian National Railway are devastating. People in the Barrington area are 100 percent dependent on shallow ground...
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Bush presidency made us better offAug 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Did you know that Americans under the "failed" Bush economic policies are better off now than when big Bill Clinton was president? Even though U.S. income fell in 2001 w...