Barrington Opinion
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When insatiable egos drive conductJun 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Two of our local luminaries with seemingly nothing in common have recently received national attention because of their public pronouncements. First, former governor Th...
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Competition is natural for childrenJun 04, 2008 11:00 pm - In regard to the Saturday front page article on "Playground Politics," let's drink the Kool-Aid, pass out the participation trophies, put on our robes and jump aboard th...
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Pfleger disgraces Catholic ChurchJun 02, 2008 11:00 pm - I attended eight years of Catholic grammar school and four years of Catholic high school, all in the Chicago area. I am 71 years old and have been a practicing Catholi...
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Big consumer costs hidden in mergerMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Much has been discussed and written about the proposed EJ&E purchase by the Canadian National Railway. What's not surfaced is the potential financial toll...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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Please keep eye on our sandhill cranesMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - To the editor: Citizens for Conservation wishes to alert the Barrington communities and especially neighbors of our preserves that someone is shooting birds with bow and...
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Same-sex rulings raw judicial fiatMay 28, 2008 11:00 pm - The recent decision in California calling same-sex marriage"legal" should have an enormous effect. The need to pass amendment protecting marriage as one man, one woman,...
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What has become of church attire?May 24, 2008 11:00 pm - There was a time in the affairs of men when certain standards of mien, dress and conduct were prescribed for both the elite and the proles. Depending on the venue (weddi...
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Support for troops very appreciatedMay 24, 2008 11:00 pm - My name is Ashley Ritchey, and I am a first lieutenant in the Army currently in Afghanistan with the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team. I have been the incredibly grate...
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Saturday Soapbox: Cook CountyMay 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Life in Train City, USA Spend a little time in Des Plaines during the late morning and you get a pretty good idea of what terrifies Barrington about the proposed EJ&E/CN...