Northbrook Opinion
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Dold’s vote helps protect air, healthOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - I am so very grateful Rep. Bob Dold stood up for clean air by voting against the TRAIN Act. Amid burgeoning House support for industrial smokestacks over public health, ...
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Convert old Sherman to VA hospitalOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - What is Sherman Hospital doing with the old Sherman Hospital? Nothing, just making movies and the Greater Elgin Family Care Center moved into it. But I’ve got a better i...
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Justice system applies to immigrants, nonimmigrants alikeOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - The recent op-ed in which Hanover Park Mayor Rod Craig criticizes Cook County’s new ordinance establishing a policy for responding to ICE detainer requests is yet anothe...
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Customers rally around Nick’s PizzaOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - Recently, we received the sad news that Nick’s Pizza and Pub at Randall and Bowes roads in Elgin may be closing unless a miracle occurs. I have been a regular of Nick’s ...
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Walter Payton was the real dealOct 04, 2011 12:00 am - I haven’t read the new book about Walter Payton — and I don’t intend to. My most memorable moment of Walter Payton didn’t occur on the football field, but at the Jewel s...
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Infrastructure investments vitalOct 03, 2011 4:00 am - We are encouraged that our leaders in Washington recognized the serious situation we’ve been warning about and approved a six-month extension to federal transportation s...
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Barrington Lions give the gift of sightOct 03, 2011 4:00 am - October is Sight Awareness Month, and as a Barrington Lions Club member I’d like to spread the word about “Sharing Our Vision,” the Lions organization’s global service c...
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Toxic chemicals need more regulatingOct 03, 2011 4:00 am - Most people believe that we have a law protecting us from hazardous chemicals known to cause birth defects, learning disabilities, asthma, childhood cancers, reproductiv...
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Why the extra expense of studies?Oct 02, 2011 4:00 am - The RTA is offering several suburbs grants for “transit-related programs.” These include $3.2 million “to create a development plan,” “to evaluate and determine what’s n...
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Some entitlements are a public disserviceOct 02, 2011 4:00 am - Entitlements for whom? Almost every other day some politician is talking about changing entitlements, mainly Social Security and Medicare. What about the entitlements of...