Port Barrington Opinion
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Ken Koehler a capable leadeOct 17, 2010 11:00 pm - In this important election, in the midst of more than 10 percent unemployment across the country, I believe that it is imperative to vote for candidates who understand s...
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Don't feed the animalsOct 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Shame! Shame! First on a Daily Herald reader, for not only feeding a Rocky Mountain National Park chipmunk people food when there is abundance of signage warning that it...
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Congress, 16th District: ManzulloOct 17, 2010 1:00 am - The choice in the 16th Congressional District, which covers most of northern Illinois from Cary west to the Mississippi, is a difficult one. Republican incumbent Don Man...
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State House District 63: FranksOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - If Democrat Jack Franks is known for anything in the legislature and in truth, he is known for a lot it is for his frank willingness to challenge the powers that be wh...
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Illegal immigrant a political pawnOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - I do not think I have ever written a letter to the editor before, but the article by Susan Estrich made me mad. She was writing about Meg Whitman. The title says the hir...
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Congress, 9th District: PollakOct 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Democrat Jan Schakowsky of Evanston has represented the 9th Congressional District, which includes part of Des Plaines, for 12 years. For the first time in our memory, s...
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Vote Walsh and against high taxesOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Democrats give lip service to continuing the Bush tax cuts, but not for the hated “rich," but only after the election. Of course, if they sit on their hands and do n...
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State House, Dist. 64: TryonOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Challenger Robert Kaempfe, a Democrat from Crystal Lake, is making his second bid for a seat in the state legislature for reasons most Illinois voters probably identify ...
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Kirk not perfect; better than AlexiOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - I appeal to my fellow conservatives. Like many of you, I did not vote for Mark Kirk in February's primary. I strongly disagree with some of the positions he's taken, so ...
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Fox has background to be comptrollerOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Another sign of voter anger is the number of third party candidates on the ballot. Third parties in Illinois overcame the incumbent protectionist signature requirements ...