Lake Barrington Opinion
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The issues to consider regarding bachelor's degrees at community collegesApr 13, 2015 1:00 am - Illinois community colleges are beginning to advocate for the right to offer applied bachelor degrees. Is this an idea that's found its right time as a response to the n...
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No D220 candidate vowed to cut costsApr 02, 2015 5:00 am - Responding to your article on the plus and minuses of electing an educator, I think one important negative not mentioned is that, because teachers benefit from the curre...
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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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Endorsements: Howland, Griffin, Anderson for CLC boardMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - For a brief time in early 2014, it looked as though some loose controls on travel spending by board members could overshadow the many very good things going on at the Co...
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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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Endorsements: Burke, Schaller and Pearson in Lake BarringtonMar 03, 2015 10:00 pm - For years, Lake Barrington village board elections have been startlingly quiet. In fact, the incumbents - despite serving eight years in one case and 10 in another - hav...
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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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Editorial: Later school start times deserve studyJan 05, 2015 10:00 pm - Ben, wake up! You're going to be late! What parent hasn't had to pry a teen out of bed in the morning? The kids stay up later than you want them to, and then you can't g...