North Barrington Opinion
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Taxpayers shouldn't bail out builderJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The warnings come from several quarters: From real estate consultant Mark Angelini: "There are very serious ramifications to dipping into (the general) fund." From Villa...
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Antioch High book sexual exploitationJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - I totally disagree and am very disappointed with Daily Herald's "Sensible Solution" editorial [6-25-09] on the Antioch High School book controversy. It sounded like some...
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Nordquist: Fond farewell to boardJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - I want to thank the entire Barrington area community for the opportunity to serve three terms on the Barrington District 220 Board of Education over the past 12 years. I...
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Cut pensions, pay instead of tax hikeJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - The headline in the June 18 Daily Herald reads that children who are hurt will suffer the most by state government spending cuts. While I have sympathy for the departmen...
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Keep clean energy in good favorJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - An old-fashioned windmill might make a charming yard ornament, but the bigger, more modern version is getting attention these days in some suburbs. As the nation's ambit...
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Sense, compassion will fix budget messJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I am tired of both the people who say no new taxes period and the politicians who play games with the lives of the citizens of Illinois who are least able to help themse...
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Obama cracks down, but not hard enoughJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - First, as a conservative, let's give some credit to President Obama's speech in Cairo. He did a good job in reminding the world about the existence of evil in his commen...
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Reform not possible without public planJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Of the many "smoke and mirrors" tactics whispered into the ears of Congress by lobbyist groups such as American Health Insurance Providers, the promise of "even though w...
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Even Biden would be an improvementJul 03, 2009 11:00 pm - I don't know if we are at the end of World War II, III or IV, but wherever we are, it is a war. It is not a pleasant way to start a conversation but war has never been p...
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Stop using taxpayers as the way outJun 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Whether it's the U.S., Cook County, or your local, the problem with government budgeting shortfall and its subsequent quicksand remedies that only serve to bury us taxpa...