Barrington Hills Opinion
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Time for Palatine to revisit raising the minimum wageSep 13, 2018 5:00 am - On May 8, 2017, Palatine Mayor Jim Schwantz and the Village Council unanimously opted out of the Cook County ordinances increasing the minimum wage and instituting paid ...
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Get rid of procurement cards for elected officialsAug 21, 2018 2:08 pm - Governments that issue credit or debit cards to elected officials have to pay the bill. Then, they can take it up with the person holding the card if there are questions...
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Says his new polling place is ridiculously far awayAug 13, 2018 5:00 am - I have lived in the same unincorporated subdivision for over 42 years. We were here before Buffalo Grove started scooping up property, and now Buffalo Grove is a half bl...
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Editorial: Wrong way to get Route 53 consensusJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Tollway leaders want to extend Route 53 through the center of Lake County, as do some mayors and county officials and construction industry representatives who say it's ...
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Collection for troops went well beyond expectationsMay 31, 2018 5:00 am - Recently our group, Help USA Troops, organized a collection and packing drive to send care packages to deployed troops. Our Northwest suburban community of helpers inclu...
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Endorsement: Broad for the Democrats as Lake County clerkMar 01, 2018 11:31 am - The two Democratic primary candidates for Lake County clerk tout vastly different personal experience in making their case for who is best suited to lead the office. Ve...
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Endorsement: Quigley for the Democrats in Congress Dist. 5Feb 20, 2018 7:07 am - Mike Quigley has been in Congress since 2009 and has been a reliably progressive voice on immigration, net neutrality, gay rights and reinstating the ban on assault weap...
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Excited, motivated for governor hopefulJan 29, 2018 3:48 pm - I recently attended a meet-and-greet event for gubernatorial candidate Daniel Biss. To be honest, I was skeptical walking in the door. My main concern was that he could ...
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I'm with the presidentJan 23, 2018 4:57 pm - Contrary to your editorial page "opinions" of Jan. 11, I enthusiastically support President Trump 100 percent, especially his comments regarding most of the media, yours...
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Positive stories about the GOP are ignoredNov 06, 2017 11:58 am - Why do the media in general only print or show negative stories about Republicans? On a recent Friday evening, the Lake County Republican Federation gathered at Conway F...