Barrington Opinion
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Openness crucial in Barrington fire district talksJun 04, 2013 5:00 am - Government finance and the Great Recession of 2008 have provided new challenges to municipalities and first responders in our mission to guarantee public safety. In many...
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When Life Doesn't Work out the Way You Want: Create Plan BJun 02, 2013 11:00 pm - "Life is All About How you Handle Plan B Plan A is always my first choice. You know, the one where Everything works out to be Happily ever-after. But more often tha...
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The SoapboxJun 01, 2013 5:00 am - Unsung benefactor: We’d love to thank the person who donated $95,000 to honor those who died in military service, but he or she wished to remain anonymous. The gift will...
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Thanks for support of veterans programsMay 31, 2013 8:37 am - Once again, the people of Lake County have shown their overwhelming support of our veterans and their families. The 42 veteran service organizations in the county saw a...
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The SoapboxMay 25, 2013 5:00 am - What’s a chaparral? It’s the formal name for a roadrunner, silly. The bird, no doubt best known through its cartoon character, is not common to Illinois. It also has bee...
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Editorial: Endangered animals are needed for our health, well-beingMay 24, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes the fate of the smallest critters creates the biggest controversies. Remember the snail darter? The tiny fish that you could fit in the palm of your hand lived...
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Editorial: Wanted: Creative tools to stimulate job growthMay 22, 2013 5:00 am - The list of critical issues facing Illinois is complex and daunting. You can start with pension reform and the mounting state deficit and work your way through medical m...
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Psychologists shouldn’t write prescriptionsMay 20, 2013 9:03 am - I am a board certified psychiatrist in the practice of psychopharmacology. I strongly urge a “no” vote on SB 2187 to grant prescribing privileges to Illinois psychologis...
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Spending remains out of controlMay 14, 2013 5:00 am - Spending remains out of control On May 5 you published a nice, politically correct article by The Associated Press as to “Why the economy is taking so long to recov...
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Background checks don’t infringe on rightsMay 14, 2013 5:00 am - In reference to Mr. Froelich’s letter of April 24 (“Millions of owners of guns are law-abiding”), could someone please explain what I’m missing here? Why would a backgro...