Buffalo Grove Opinion
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The correct term is a 'foot-pound'Mar 26, 2008 11:00 pm - "Pound-feet" sounds like a disease treated by a podiatrist. For those in the know, when pound-feet was used as a measure of torque, as it was in the March 24 AutoMonday...
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Thoughts on Bear Stearns buyoutMar 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Headline: "Our Federal Reserve Helps Bail Out Bear Stearns Cos." The headline that surely will follow: "C.E.O. of Bear Stearns asked to retire, but will be given hundred...
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Earmark process must be reformedMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The House of Representatives passed an ethics bill that created an independent office to field complaints and investigate the conduct of members of Congress. I voted for...
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Wheeling should join secession bidMar 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Before being forced out of Wheeling by Cook County's infamous and ever increasing list of despotism, nepotism, corruption, ineptitude, outrageous spending, we are beseec...
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Support governor's tax credit proposalMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Having been a single parent, I have worked hard to provide for myself and two sons. I know all too well the challenges of keeping up with the rising cost of living. Mana...
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Criticism of 50th plans unwarrantedMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - I would like to respond to Mr. Gollay's letter of March 3, 2008 regarding Buffalo Grove's 50th Anniversary events. Buffalo Grove does not need a 50th Anniversary celebra...
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Obama should find another churchMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - On the news now we are hearing portions of horrendously racist speeches made by Obama's minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, before his retirement from Trinity United Church ...
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BG needs to revisit its emergency planMar 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Since Sept. 11, 2001, the term "emergency preparedness" has become a household word for every American. Today, nearly three days after village officials in Buffalo Grove...
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Remember Easter as sacred holidayMar 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Easter is the resurrection of Christ our Savior and a very important time for Christians all over the world. It is not a secular holiday as many people want to believe...
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Changes needed for public pensionsMar 21, 2008 11:00 pm - As somebody who works in the retirement plan industry, I read with interest John Patterson's March 7 article "Mayors seek an end to pension sweeteners." In the private s...