Northbrook Opinion
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Get facts right when seeking reformsAug 31, 2011 5:00 am - An Aug. 10 Fence Post letter contained some erroneous information. Mr. Yarrington proposed some laws that he believes would contribute to congressional reform. Most of u...
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Obama jobs plan may not be enoughAug 30, 2011 5:02 am - President Obama plans to unveil his latest jobs blueprint in about a month. Great news for millions of out-of-work Americans. But why a month? Americans have been led to...
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Obama, Democrats caved to tea partyAug 30, 2011 5:02 am - Another home run for the self-styled “job-creators” — the ones who create no jobs, no relief, no benefits for anyone other than the ones who don’t need it. Themselves. A...
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Where’s the outcry over Syrian attack?Aug 30, 2011 5:02 am - It was reported and verified on Aug. 15 that Syrian troops opened fire and bombarded a Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Latakia, leaving four dead. Can we now e...
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Going green shouldn’t have to be funAug 30, 2011 5:02 am - One of the best editorial letters on the environment recently was about ”Do the Right Thing” by using CFLs. And the right thing is rewarding, too. As an environmental pe...
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Cooperation key in foreclosure blightAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - There is no shortage of reminders these days of the recession and the snail’s pace of its recovery. It is emphasized in a palpable fear and uncertainty of what may still...
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Video of Obama proves the pointAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - I invite all of you (including Ms. McQuillan) who doubt the veracity of my letter (Fence Post, July 16) to go to this website to observe the video of our president makin...
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Dist. 57 is reaping money mess it sowedAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - District 57 just called, purporting to be conducting a community survey regarding “the district’s financial situation. (Read: Trying to justify a referendum).” The quest...
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Break social stigma of mental illnessAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - Thank you for your Aug. 22 editorial “Should we really be laughing at this?” As a member and volunteer for the National Alliance on Mental Illness of DuPage County, I ap...
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Nobody solving our flooding problemsAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - Over a week has passed since Lakeside Villas suffered through another solvable flooding problem. No indication from the elected officials at the village, Cook County, or...