Barrington Opinion
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Editorial: Turnaround at Lake County Fair encouragingAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - The attendance figures for the 84th annual Lake County Fair, which ended a couple of weeks ago, won’t knock anyone’s socks off. A total of 91,548 visitors, up about 2.8 ...
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Teachers’ pay now more than equitableAug 14, 2012 5:00 am - Don Rowley’s letter of July 22 is critical of an earlier letter that suggested that “teachers should give back to help correct the pension dilemma.” Mr. Rowley suggests ...
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The SoapboxAug 11, 2012 5:00 am - Golden memories: Whether they won gold medals or not, we salute suburban athletes representing us well at the 2012 Olympic Games. From Aurora's Anna Li cheering on her g...
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Coolidge knows about financesAug 07, 2012 5:00 am - Leslie Coolidge is a Democrat running for Congress in the new 6th District. I am very impressed with her views especially on raising the debt ceiling. Leslie Coolidge to...
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Handouts won’t help the poor get jobsAug 06, 2012 5:00 am - Did you know more people are killed in Chicago that Afghanistan? At least 275 so far this year — nine young people shot in one day alone. You don’t suppose that a small ...
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Editorial: Cold War artifact tells a chilling storyAug 02, 2012 9:06 am - Brett Blomberg’s mission in Vernon Hills doesn’t quite equate to pounding swords into plowshares, but it sure has a lot to say about the rumors of war. It’s a story wort...
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Editorial: In brutal summer, recommit to water safetyAug 01, 2012 5:00 am - It’s becoming almost routine this summer to hear about tragedies on Chicago-area waterways, and the death of a 10-year-old Libertyville boy near Lake Villa last weekend ...
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Editorial: Quinn bows to another Emanuel raid on the suburbsJul 29, 2012 8:49 am - A little more than a year after the state of Illinois agreed to $110 million in incentives to keep Motorola Mobility Inc. in Libertyville, the news broke Thursday that t...
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The SoapboxJul 28, 2012 5:00 am - Help for the rescuers Weather extremes hit suburban wildlife hard, and rehabilitation centers are inundated with young or injured birds, squirrels and other animals that...
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Editorial: Learning to eat our fruits and veggiesJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - In our busy lives, where our next meal is often a drive-through window away, few of us can truthfully say we get our full recommended complement of fruits and vegetables...