Northbrook Opinion
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‘Made in China’ destroying U.S.Sep 02, 2011 5:00 am - Kathy Chu, in USA Today, is wrong to claim that we benefit from “Made in China.” First — losing jobs. I don’t think the 1 million sales/marketing jobs in this country cr...
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Marriage foremost is a civil contractSep 02, 2011 5:00 am - This is in answer to David Smith’s Aug. 8 letter, “Civil law attacks religion.” On the contrary, Mr. Smith would have religion attack civil law. Marriage is a legal cont...
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Troubled teen given too much attentionSep 02, 2011 5:00 am - I really have to question your editorial judgment in giving some troubled teen named Angel Facio three consecutive front page headline/stories. Is there no other importa...
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Worthy goal should become a modelSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - First, some facts and figures from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control: Ÿ Obesity among children and adolescents has nearly tripled over the past 30 years — from just o...
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Why term limits are a good ideaSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - Well, the farce in Washington is over. The politicians again ignored the people who elected them, instead worrying about their own hides and refusing to work out their d...
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Lower taxes not translating into jobsSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - Lately we’ve been reading many letters in Fence Post that say lowering taxes means creating jobs. What kind of jobs do they “create”? Everything they buy is made in Chin...
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Facio stories have no place on Page 1Sep 01, 2011 5:00 am - I’d be remiss if I didn’t write you about how upset I’ve been over your front page stories about a man, who proved he isn’t fit to ever live in society, nor do I know an...
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Kudos to Herald for mental illness editorialSep 01, 2011 5:00 am - I want to applaud the stance the Daily Herald editorial board took with the Aug. 22 editorial, “Should we really be laughing at this?” While validating the sadness of an...
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Term limits would benefit the peopleAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - This is in reply to Jeremy Yarrington’s Aug. 10 letter, “Give Congress same rules as rest of us.” I agree 100 percent with the seven recommendations you listed but you f...
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Get the word out about PerryAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - As a staunch Democrat (as I am rather poor) I have taken little interest in the Republican electoral campaign. But with Gov. Rick Perry of Texas gaining ground every day...