Letters to the Editor
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Trustee not doing job on Web siteSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Since Trustee Rich Garling (yet again) had nothing to report at last Thursday's Village of Island Lake board meeting, it's obvious that he is too busy with his next camp...
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All aboard on Canadian National's assumptions?
Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Communities all along the EJ&E Railroad oppose the Canadian National's (CN) takeover plans that'll more than quadruple the number of daily 2-mile long freight trains. Le...
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Train traffic should be spread around regionSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I am tired of the people in Barrington complaining about train issues that the Des Plaines area lives with daily. It's about time some of the train activity that is a co...
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Isn't one life worth $8,800?Sep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - In the Sept. 1 Courier News (and online at www.dailyherald.com) was an article by Sarah Longwell, who is the managing director of the American Beverage Institute, an ass...
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No matter who wins, race will be excitingSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - We have Barack Obama, the first bi-racial candidate nominated to run for president on the Democratic ticket. He selects "one of the old boys," Biden, to be his running m...
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Kiwanis Club: Thanks for suppliesSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The staff and students of Hanover Countryside, Oakhill, Ridge Circle and Sunnydale would like to thank the Kiwanis Club of Streamwood. This organization collected school...
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Village should reinstate wood-smoke banSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - The Aug. 27 letter to the editor by Bill Fischer entitled "Pollution control begins at home" was thought-provoking but convoluted. He is partially correct that pollution...
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Komen walkers buoyed by cheering crowdsSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I was a walker in the Susan G. Komen breast cancer 3-day a couple of weeks ago. I'm sure you could tell we were in town by the traffic jams at several of your busiest in...
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Let's put brakes on lavish cash flowSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - Arlington Heights should be known as "The Village That Can't Say 'No.'" The schools wanted $16 million for air conditioning for possibly two months of the year, May and ...
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Plan ahead for energy shortagesSep 07, 2008 11:00 pm - I recently learned from Bill Foster that he and two other congressmen had recently co-sponsored a bill (HR 6709) that will reopen the outer continental shelf for offshor...