Barrington Opinion
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Mismanagement is the real problemOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The county board is being asked to vote to dismantle the county forest preserve toboggan slides. Based on personal observation of the Deer Grove toboggan slide operation...
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Children need health-care accessOct 27, 2007 11:00 pm - By vetoing the most recent health care bill, President Bush has denied millions of low-income children access to much-needed health care. Over the last 10 years, the chi...
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Soapbox: Sorry, fans, no standsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Sorry, fans, no stands It's nice that Lane Tech has already made extensive changes to its on-campus stadium, but that doesn't excuse the Illinois High School Association...
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Soapbox: Be smart, lock upOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Be smart, lock up Just because you live in a beautiful, well-kept neighborhood where your kids can play safely in the back yard doesn't mean you should leave your garage...
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If not about cash, why no points?Oct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - If the goal of intersection cameras is truly safety and not money -- why are there no points assigned to a driver as a moving violation with the Illinois Secretary of St...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...
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Soapbox:A good thought for all schoolsOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - No matter what field an elementary student chooses to study as he or she gets older and no matter what profession he or she eventually chooses, few skills will better se...
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Count ER nurses among true heroesOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Every day we read about our heroes and their amazing feats of courage and strength. Today's culture emulates entertainers, and athletes even, with the daily reports of t...
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A bad precedent hereOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Arguing that creating a new town is a lot of work seems a bit bizarre when the person making the argument is Patsy Smith, the woman who led incorporation efforts and the...
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Soapbox: Slow it downOct 19, 2007 11:00 pm - State transportation officials say a stretch of Route 83 through Prospect Heights has neither enough accidents nor driveways to merit lowering the speed limit from 40 mp...