Port Barrington Opinion
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Bean thanked for supporting HR 3962Nov 17, 2009 10:00 pm - On Nov. 7 the House of Representatives made huge progress for the future of this county and our society. They passed H.R. 3962, the Affordable Health Care for America Ac...
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Closure of branch post office unwiseNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - I read the Oct. 31 Daily Herald article citing "possible" closure plans for the USPS east-side branch in Algonquin. It was noted in your article that "postal officials s...
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GOP wrong on health careNov 14, 2009 10:00 pm - I was watching CSPAN on Nov. 7 listening to the lies the Republicans kept repeating about this health care reform bill. I moved to McHenry County four years ago and the ...
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Seniors don't get it for freeNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - I have read and watched the debate on health care closely. It appears that a family of four pays on average $14,000 annually for a decent policy, or about $3,500 per per...
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Dzialo lauded for preparing playersNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - My wife and I wanted to write on how disappointed we were with District 300 for removing Coach Jim Dzialo from the Jacobs High School soccer program. However, we have de...
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Time to lift death penalty moratoriumNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - I am very disappointed that the lives of Juan Luna and James Degorski were spared for committing a heinous act at the Brown's Chicken in Palatine 16 years ago. A horrid ...
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Don't lean on seniors for moreNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - Reading the recent Ellen Goodman column on why senior citizens should not get this $250 and that it should go to poor people who are raising children was more of an eye ...
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Skiler's plight shows need for health care fixNov 04, 2009 10:00 pm - I was extremely moved when I read the article on little Skiler Wright who was injured in a freak car accident which added to the medical challenges this child has had si...
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Argument for pot legalization nutsNov 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Froma Harrop's column recent Sunday column made me laugh. Never heard anyone make the case that we need to legalize marijuana to save our parks. It's an environmental cr...
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Learn from experience in H1N1 battleOct 31, 2009 11:00 pm - In Lake County, lines stretched for blocks, people stood in the rain for four hours and many seeking the H1N1 vaccine ultimately were turned away. To the south, in DuPag...