Barrington Opinion
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Durbin statements show double standardMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - Dear Sen. Durbin: I noticed that you felt Republicans put Loretta Lynch on the "back of the bus." Seems to me you did not vote for Condoleezza Rice--- are you a racist? ...
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Editorial: Imagine the possibilities of Harper's promise of free college tuitionMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - Give a moment to this intriguing paragraph that opens a marketing message that Harper College in Palatine is to begin circulating Monday: "What if we could promise every...
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Editorial: Arlington Hts. nonprofit fights to save heroin addicts, one naloxone injector at a timeMar 27, 2015 1:00 am - In a nondescript little office on the north side of Arlington Heights, history is being made in the war on heroin overdose. For the first time, the lifesaving drug nalo...
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Whatever it's called, Rauner solving problemMar 17, 2015 5:15 am - Time for all of us to change our language. Gov. Rauner isn't anti-union; he's trying to solve the problem of restoring a reasonable balance between the power of public u...
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Endorsements: Battle, Ruffolo, Bernardi for Barrington Dist. 220Mar 15, 2015 1:00 am - Residents of the Barrington area are fortunate to live in one of the state's highest-performing and most-innovative school districts. Among the myriad reasons for the su...
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The SoapboxMar 07, 2015 1:00 am - So sad. So young. We, too, grieve for loss of Ally Bradford and Seth Egger, the Aurora Central Catholic High School students killed when their SUV collided with a s...
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Endorsement: Daluga, Lohmeyer, Windon for Barrington village boardFeb 11, 2015 12:00 am - The six candidates for three Barrington village board seats fall firmly into two camps. On the one side, you have incumbents Jim Daluga and Robert Windon and newcomer J...
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Be prepared for tax increasesJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - 2015 is the year of the tax. As of Jan. 1, thanks to Democrats and our fearless leader we get the following: Top Medicare tax went from 1.45 percent to 2.35 percent; T...
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Editorial: Facts don't support gambling expansionJan 22, 2015 4:01 am - While Pat Quinn was governor, he twice vetoed plans to license more casinos and add slot machines at horse-racing tracks. Now, with Gov. Bruce Rauner installed in Spring...
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Why cite net worth of some, not all politicians?Jan 18, 2015 12:01 am - In the paper last week you printed an Associated Press article by Sara Burnett that labeled Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner as "a multimillionaire businessman." Why? Why no...