Barrington Opinion
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President likely to stray from the factsSep 10, 2013 5:00 am - The editorial departments of newspapers, radio and TV have a responsibility to listen to the president’s speech tonight and correct the inaccuracies we will be told as h...
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We’d be better off with smaller governmentSep 03, 2013 5:00 am - James Prescott from Schaumburg is one of those big-government-loving, high tax, nanny state kinda guys. He does not yearn for the good old days of smaller government bec...
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Remembrance rescue truck visits West ChicagoAug 29, 2013 11:00 pm - West Chicago, Illinois: August 30, 2013 – West Chicago business owners Kent Jean and Kevin Fett of Evo Exhibits welcomed one of two remaining Rescue Trucks from 9/11 to ...
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Editorial: Consider boat-safety law, but listen to boaters, tooAug 29, 2013 5:00 am - Labor Day weekend starts tomorrow, and with the weather as hot as it’s been, you know that anyone from the area with good sense and a boat will be on the Chain O’ Lakes ...
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Editorial: Heed warning signs of Lyme diseaseAug 27, 2013 5:00 am - Many of us make a habit of ignoring warning signs even when we are aware of the risk. We roll through stop signs, smirk at the numbers on the bathroom scale and shrug of...
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Who is telling truth in firefighter debate?Aug 26, 2013 5:00 am - In regards to the on-going battle between the village board of Barrington and the fire department, regarding the service and the cost to the taxpayers, who is telling th...
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Join NAMI and help end the stigmaAug 26, 2013 5:00 am - Our volunteers at NAMI BA are busy all year around, since mental illness strikes one in four of the population. It affects all races, religions and creeds. Our Family to...
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Numbers show fire plan is irresponsibleAug 13, 2013 6:00 pm - In 1992, (Barrington) Village President Ted Forsberg convinced his board that starting a firefighter pension would cost “$4 million in four years.” He used this claim to...
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Editorial: Colin Powell’s message of perpetual optimismAug 11, 2013 5:00 am - Ask friends to list the attributes of a leader, and they’ll offer up a variety of characteristics: A leader has vision, magnetism, creativity, communication skills, cour...
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The SoapboxAug 10, 2013 12:27 pm - Keeping perspective: In an editorial referencing a Buffalo Grove letter about a proposed supportive housing project in Arlington Heights, we failed to note that, that pr...