Barrington Opinion
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The SoapboxJul 20, 2013 5:00 am - Seeking justice for Gabby: We join police in hoping the banners placed at this weekend’s Alpine Fest in Lake Zurich call attention to the unsolved 2011 hit-and-run that...
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Don’t dismantle this top fire departmentJul 15, 2013 12:00 pm - Barrington Trustee Tim Roberts said he sympathizes with firefighters who would lose union benefits if transferred to the fire district, but he doesn’t believe the change...
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Exclusive attitudes go both waysJun 23, 2013 5:00 am - Interesting article recently about Elizabeth Vesto’s mission to begin a local Navigators USA chapter (an alternative to the Boy Scouts of America). Vesto and her family ...
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Senator had reason for missed pension voteJun 20, 2013 5:00 am - I have consistently fought for substantial pension reform since the day I took office. It has been my No. 1 priority, which is reflected in my voting record. Today, wit...
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Pension alternative is no distractionJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - House Bill 3303 has recently been called a distraction, and that’s unfortunate. It is a bill that would freeze public sector benefits to date and going forward would inc...
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Our state’s in a sorry stateJun 18, 2013 5:00 am - Guess what? The wonderful state of Illinois is now No. 1 in food stamp use. That is something to be really proud of, right? The U.S. Department of Agriculture says 15.7 ...
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Editorial: A model for streamlining governmentJun 17, 2013 1:00 pm - Can merging or eliminating a measly 13 localized government bodies in DuPage County lead to more efficient government across the state of Illinois? State Sen. Tom Culler...
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Fire service is about safety, not politicsJun 12, 2013 5:00 am - I read with dismay the recent guest column by Pat Devaney, the president of the statewide firefighters association, about the lack of openness in Barrington fire distric...
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Money was behind ‘house of horrors’Jun 11, 2013 5:00 am - Editor’s note: This letter was updated on June 11 with correct spelling of Douglas Karpen. There is much in the news regarding abortionist Kermit Gosnell’s “house of hor...
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Barrington choir rocked CarnegieJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - This is an open letter to Director Nancie Tobison, Assistant Director Bonnie Spurling and the Barrington High School Choir members. This is a belated note before school ...