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Internet tax another blow to business

Posted in Letters to the Editor on March 31, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Our governor believes his new Internet tax on retailers will save “main street” jobs. Did you know that taxes drive jobs away? Duh! The Performance Marketing Association points out that Amazon’s affiliates in Illinois will cause this state to lose 25 percent to 35 percent of the revenue currently collected from them as they lose business, cut jobs and/or move out of state. It seems to me that if we were a business friendly state and attracted new business, our revenues would go up. Illinois’ taxes on business, Internet and individuals have caused lots of people to get out of Illinois, so our leader, Mr. Quinn, can collect rocks not money.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110321/discuss/703219931/#ixzz1OjorLgwm

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Barrington students protest

Posted in 220 on March 31, 2011| Leave a Comment »

About 75 Barrington High School students held an outdoor demonstration Thursday morning purportedly to protest the school district’s recent budget cuts, officials said

But according to administrators, the protest quickly revealed itself as an unfocused rant about many things going wrong in the world.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110331/news/703319916/#ixzz1PB2JQhCs

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‘Feathering’ would be bad for Barrington Hills

Posted in Elections 2011, Letters to the Editor, Save 5 Acres on March 31, 2011| Leave a Comment »

I live on the boundary of Barrington Hills and would be one of the people immediately affected by any policy of “feathering,” where a buffer zone of smaller properties is set up between 5-acre properties and high density housing. This sounds OK in principle, but let me tell you about the realities.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110331/discuss/703319804/#ixzz1OnIj6A29

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State hears evidence in Barrington Hills disclosure case

Posted in Common Sense Party, Elections 2011, Save 5 Acres on March 30, 2011| Leave a Comment »

An Illinois State Board of Elections hearing examiner heard evidence regarding possible campaign disclosure violations by three Barrington Hills trustee candidates at a public hearing Tuesday in Chicago.

The complaint was filed against Barrington Hills candidates Patty Meroni, Karen Selman and incumbent Trustee Joe Messer of the group dubbing itself Save 5 Acres.

Read more: http://barrington.suntimes.com/news/elections/4729102-505/state-hears-evidence-in-barrington-hills-disclosure-case.html

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State hears evidence in Barrington Hills disclosure case

Posted in Elections 2011, Save 5 Acres on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

An Illinois State Board of Elections hearing examiner heard evidence regarding possible campaign disclosure violations by three Barrington Hills trustee candidates at a public hearing Tuesday in Chicago.

The complaint was filed against Barrington Hills candidates Patty Meroni, Karen Selman and incumbent Trustee Joe Messer of the group dubbing itself Save 5 Acres.

Read more: http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=AWNB&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%201364E49AAA702E78%20)&p_docid=1364E49AAA702E78&p_theme=aggdocs&p_queryname=1364E49AAA702E78&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=Y59B51VKMTMwODA3NDU2My40NjY5NTI6MTo4OnJmLTEwNzUx&&p_multi=BCRB

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District 300, union begin contract talks

Posted in 300 on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Negotiations between the Community Unit District 300 school board and LEAD 300, the union representing more than 1,200 teachers in the district, began this week with both sides setting ground rules.

School board leaders and union officials met for the first time on Monday to discuss the labor agreement that is set to expire June 30. Both parties will meet again on Monday, April 4, with subsequent meetings scheduled for April 18 and 19.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110329/news/703299744/#ixzz1PGqb8A2E

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Candidates claim no deception with donations

Posted in Elections 2011, Save 5 Acres on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Members of the Save 5 Acres slate of candidates for Barrington Hills Village Board testified Tuesday at a state election board hearing in Chicago that no deception was intended with donations to their campaigns.

The three-hour hearing was adjourned, with no new date set, because the clerk said to be responsible for filing the campaign paperwork was in Florida. No ruling on the complaint that certain donations sidestepped legal limits is likely before the April 5 municipal election.

Read more: http://triblocal.com/barrington/2011/03/29/candidates-claim-no-deception-with-donations/

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B. Hills ethics complaint unresolved

Posted in Elections 2011, Save 5 Acres on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

Barrington Hills voters will have to make up their own minds on election day April 5 regarding the significance of an admitted violation of new campaign finance laws by one of the village board candidate slates.

Former village trustee George Schueppert’s complaint against the “Save 5 Acres” slate wasn’t resolved by Tuesday’s public hearing before the State Board of Elections.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110329/news/703299736/#ixzz1OnCwTvwi

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Barrington Hills needs a dose of ‘common sense’

Posted in Common Sense Party, Elections 2011, Letters to the Editor on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

We have resided in Barrington Hills since 1977. The equestrian community has been very important to us and was one of the main reasons we moved to Barrington Hills. We have accommodated the equestrian community by agreeing to keep open a riding path on our western property line when we purchased the property in 1975; and we had horses on our 10 acres even before we moved into our home.

We are very concerned about recent proposals which would affect our community such as the lighting ordinance, which has now created two classes of residents; the loss of hundreds of acres of prime land and the commercial boarding ordinance supported by the village president and his “Save 5 Acres” candidates.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110329/discuss/703299846/#ixzz1OnBL0W2o

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Barrington Hills needs Common Sense Party

Posted in Common Sense Party, Elections 2011, Letters to the Editor on March 29, 2011| Leave a Comment »

As a Barrington Hills resident who has been an active participant in numerous village issues and community efforts during the last 10 years, I am deeply concerned about the outcome of the upcoming election for village board of trustees. The dynamics among the current members have become pernicious, and, sadly, contentiousness has become the norm.

In order for our government to function effectively again, there needs to be a serious change in leadership. After carefully studying all of the contenders in this race, I am supporting the Common Sense Party candidates.

Read more: http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20110329/discuss/703299956/#ixzz1On8vdmtM

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