Northbrook Opinion
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Let Christmas be celebrated freelyNov 20, 2011 4:06 am - I’ve had it with the bashing of Christmas by a small group who have nothing better to do. Now they’re calling a Christmas tree (not Xmas) a holiday tree. The calendars s...
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Entitled to socialism?Nov 20, 2011 4:06 am - I would like to thank Mary Lou Hoeltje for her Oct. 30 letter to Fence Post in which she expressed her discomfort with Barack Obama being in the White House “because his...
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Wall Street not only target to protestNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - Less service, fees on everything, no respect for the customers and price increases. No, I am not talking about Wall Street. Airlines and hotels have been doing the same ...
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Israel’s brutality is not justifiedNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - Now I hear that Israel has boarded two more aid ships headed to Gaza. I fail to see how the Gazans receiving food and medicine is a threat in any way to Israel’s surviva...
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Cubs decisions were all wrongNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - I’m very disappointed in the recent decisions made by the Cubs. Mr. Ricketts, upon purchasing the Cubs you should have known that if you wanted to overhaul the organizat...
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A difference between Tea Party, OccupyNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - I found a comment in the Nov. 14 article on the Benedictine University survey quite interesting. One of the student research assistants said he could relate to the Occup...
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Public pensions unfair to taxpayersNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - We’ve read the reports about the egregious actions of some union leaders and other administrators ripping off Illinois taxpayers with their pension shenanigans. Now I’d ...
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Metra overtime a management issueNov 19, 2011 5:00 am - The article “Metra employees billing OT despite budget woes” appears to be written to sensationalize this issue, a problem caused by the employees. This is a management ...
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Cameras in place where needed for safetyNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - I am writing in response to your Oct. 28 article that highlights the report from the U.S. Public Interest Research Group and implies that municipalities and red-light ca...
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Kudos to South Elgin High crewNov 18, 2011 4:00 am - I wanted to express thanks for how the staff at South Elgin High School handled the recent lockdown. I had the rare opportunity to experience the lockdown on the inside....