Buffalo Grove Opinion
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Help me make sense of tollway planJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - You gotta love Lafleur. The Illinois Toll Authority’s director, Kristi Lafleur, was asked about the authority’s 2012 agenda by the Daily Herald’s Marni Pyke. Lafleur had...
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Don’t focus on money in politicsJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - I am writing in response to the first of what will certainly be many articles about how much money candidates for local elected office have raised during the last quarte...
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Look for the good in health care lawJan 12, 2012 4:00 am - Do you know what AHCA stands for? Hint: It’s a bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Obama. It is the acronym for the Affordable Health Care Act, also...
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Dogs are mean only if they’re provokedJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - This is in response to Donald Kuntz’s letter titled “Dogs are not every man’s best friend.” Animals, in general, can detect something that no human can, and that is your...
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Krauthammer loses cred with columnJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - In Charles Krauthammer’s column, “The GOP’s payroll tax debacle,” he uses his first seven paragraphs stating just how bad the two-month Payroll Tax Relief is and then in...
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Ireland a model for preserving lifeJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - A special Christmas message, reflecting on the celebration of life, once again came from the Emerald Isle: From the beginning Ireland has remained one of but two Western...
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Examing funding of Catholic CharitiesJan 10, 2012 11:00 pm - The Catholic Church is crying foul because the state of Illinois has stopped funding adoption and foster care agencies, including Catholic Charities, that refuse to plac...
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Dold should listen to the majorityJan 10, 2012 4:02 am - I believe in representative government. I believe in freedom of speech. Both are addressed in the Constitution. I phoned Rep. Bob Dold’s office twice in December. I want...
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Gingrich’s ideas on justice wrongheadedJan 10, 2012 4:02 am - When you hear Newt Gingrich announce how he would subpoena the judges and close the courts, you’re looking at another Adolf Hitler, make no mistake. How long before you ...
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Help for jobless is only temporaryJan 10, 2012 4:02 am - Even though I’m glad that our political system came up with a two-month extension on unemployment insurance coverage, that’s no the answer. They were spending time to co...