Green Oaks Opinion
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Two stories leave reader in quandaryDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - I was in a quandary when I read your Dec. 4 article, "Reminder of war part of menorahs" in which your paper reports an educational director for a local synagogue, as par...
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The good news John Drury never told you aboutDec 02, 2007 10:00 pm - For a man whose bread always seemed to be buttered with cold, hard facts, anchorman John Drury was nourished by a much softer spread in the last 18 years of his life. La...
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Leadership, not insults, needed at countyDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The rhetoric of Cook County politics has never been particularly inspiring, but it reached Jerry Springer-like depths last week, as commissioners sought in vain ways to ...
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Global warming can't be ignoredDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Robert Graham of Naperville (Fence Post, Nov. 8) claims that the evidence given by scientists about people's contributions to global warming is inconclusive. He states t...
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MainStreet needs to preserve itselfDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Since 1989, MainStreet Libertyville has been working hard to develop the village's historic shopping district. It has had its share of success, promoting downtown preser...
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MainStreet has done so muchNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - It saddens me to hear about the situation that MainStreet Libertyville is in at this moment, but it upsets me more to read about how everyone is focusing on the events a...
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Thread of light runs through dark stories on foreclosure crisisNov 28, 2007 10:00 pm - No one takes pleasure in seeing unforeseen circumstances dishevel the lives of families. Yet, these stories can generate something more than sympathy. A fairly simple ma...
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From bathroom attendant to JFK-era whistleblowerNov 25, 2007 10:00 pm - The holidays are always a difficult stretch for Abraham Bolden. Not only did his wife die at this time of year, but so did his president and so did a little of bit of hi...
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Lake Co. SoapboxNov 23, 2007 10:00 pm - A damp dry run There's nothing like a little fog and mist to produce a test run for holiday travelers. And nothing quite like this week's weather-related delays at O'Har...
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Silence is a virtue, as history teachesNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - "Religion is the opiate of the masses" said Napoleon, an agnostic who did great things for civilization after the 1789 revolution in France. After almost anyone of mone...