Barrington Opinion
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On a cross-country ride of hope with a courageous little girlOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's far too early to tell whether the Radtke family of Johnsburg got their miracle. But without question, they got something special. Just a week ago, Laurie Radtke fou...
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Real lesson? Herald cannot be trustedOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Thank you Dennis Depcik for your try at explaining what happened at Buffalo Grove High School, regarding cutting "God Bless America" from the weekly Homecoming activitie...
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Even for maligned marathon, half-full glass close at handOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Cubs could hit with men on base, the clear failings of this year's marathon would have been relegated to a front-page footnote. For the purposes of this column, I...
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George Harrison would be appalledOct 10, 2007 11:00 pm - I hate to be picky, but I would like to think that a staff writer would have some familiarity with the subjects he writes about, or at least run the stuff through a spel...
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Law protects religious rightsOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Had cooler, more informed heads prevailed, the "God Bless America" controversy at Buffalo Grove High School would never have happened. The American Center for Law and Ju...
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Blackwater ran deep and dark for years on current fearOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - "Gentlemen, welcome to Baghdad." That was the announcement that came over the jetliner's loudspeaker as we landed in Iraq. The captain rightly used the word "gentlemen" ...
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Soapbox: Impressive response; happy endingOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Nine police officers, a helicopter unit and several other Lake Zurich municipal employees searched high and low Wednesday for a 6-year-old boy reported missing from him ...
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Soapbox: Tough (and caring) guys wear pinkOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a fact that has taken on poignant meaning at Fremd High School, where football players Matt, Drew and Adam Mertes rece...
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Hoping suggestions don't become realityOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - What a vitriolic message sent in the letter by Tom Jones. He scoffed at the ideas of presidential candidate John Edwards, including Edwards' stand on health care for a...
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It worked for Marcia Brady, but not for this bunchOct 01, 2007 11:00 pm - When you grew up in the 1960s and '70s, you learned a lot by watching TV. "M*A*S*H" taught us war can be funny. "I Dream of Jeannie" and "Bewitched" taught us good blond...