Lake Barrington Opinion
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Gentes will fight railroad saleOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Canadian National (CN) wants to make the EJ&E line into a train superhighway with at least 20 freight trains per day blocking traffic and making getting around impossibl...
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Groundwater safety at risk in rail mergerOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - A serious consequence of Canadian National's proposed purchase of the EJ&E that has not received the deserved attention is the potential for contaminating our water supp...
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This isn't the time for Harper tax hikeOct 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Recently Harper College began asking residents how they should spend $300 million. Harper College has just recently completed a multimillion dollar addition. I ... was s...
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Duffy's assistant is the real dealSep 28, 2008 11:00 pm - Dan Duffy, an independent businessman, seeks to replace state Sen. Bill Peterson of District 26, who has chosen to retire. Sen. Peterson has represented his district wel...
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CN merger doesn't benefit the poorSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - So, two University of Chicago professors reported to Congress that the CN/EJ&E merger would benefit poor, low income neighborhoods in the city? That conclusion is absurd...
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As assessments fall, so should tax burdenSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Property taxes are not on par with their fair cash values; which is the basis for assigning a fair tax assessment. Values have plummeted, but not assessments. When asses...
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Troops love the goodies from BarringtonSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - Thank you, Hollywood Video! Many thanks to store manager Ralph Wright and the staff of Hollywood Video for their efforts to Support Our Troops over the past month. Based...
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In praise of St. Viator's Blue RibbonSep 21, 2008 11:00 pm - In these times when public schools are failing to hold up to the standards that the government sets it nice to know that one of our local private schools surpasses. St. ...
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Costs of rail merger will be far greaterSep 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The Surface Transportation Board's draft Environmental Impact Statement fails to give a realistic picture of the damage that the proposed CN purchase of the EJ&E would b...
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Rail deal allies not political haymakersAug 24, 2008 11:00 pm - I write to oppose the opinion expressed in "Our View" under "Friendly as a Firing Squad." Brave, trusty Jeff Berman standing against the hostile forces. This is NOT the ...