The Observer takes a look back at the last twelve months and presents the most frequently read editorials and news stories for 2011:

Editorials

 

 

 

 

 

 

A selfless leader for uncertain times – The story of a man’s passion and undying devotion to his own vanity

Flip, Flop: What changed your minds Trustees Messer, Meroni and Selman? – A case of campaign promise(s) whiplash whose story has not yet ended

Monkeying around with Village communications – The midsummer night when the lights went out on Village communications

Veni, Vidi… Vici (we hope) – Wasted days and wasted tax dollars by our Rotten Apple which lead us to:

An economic proposal to control horse boarding businesses – Though the concept is sound, it will never be adopted under current leadership

News

Grandmother caused F-16’s to scramble over Barrington Hills – Grandma got run over by Obama’s F-16 security before Chicago fundraiser

Body found near South Barrington identified – No updates have been reported from investigators

New Barrington Hills trustees hope to heal rift – How’s that working out for you Joe, Karen and Patty?

Appellate court sides with Barrington Hills on horse boarding issue – Fancy robes and decades of legal experience don’t count diddley squat here   

Investigation finds no wrong doing by Barrington Hills village president – Residents got what they paid for with this investigation – bupkis

Once again, we at The Observer would like to express our heartfelt thanks to our growing number of readers who have made this year such a success for us.  To all of you,

Happy New Year!