Northbrook Opinion
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Lake Arlington path gets more dangerousAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - The path around Lake Arlington has become a dangerous obstacle course. No longer is it safe for families, young children, babies in strollers or seniors to simply walk a...
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Article strayed from Ramadan focusAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - Upon opening the Daily Herald Aug. 1, I was disheartened to see writer Madhu Krishnamurthy’s choice of language and focus in the interfaith piece, “Reflection on decade ...
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State officials should be business advocatesAug 29, 2011 5:04 am - It was very disappointing to read less than flattering comments by state Rep. Jack Franks about Sears Holdings Corp. in your newspaper recently. If his comments were lim...
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Don’t trust agencies that rate creditAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - According to the geniuses over at Standard & Poor’s, the likelihood of the U.S. to pay its debt obligations is now on par with Virginia Beach and Tulsa. We’re not quite ...
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‘Buy American’ and watch jobs growAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - I often attend town-hall meetings and community forums and witness the cries of “we need to create jobs!” There’s no question that factors related to taxes, incentives, ...
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Mistake to cut funds for Catholic CharitiesAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - Catholic Charities has been criticized as being “cold” in Fence Post letters for saying that they would not place children in homes with gay parents due to their religio...
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No purpose in advertising tollwaysAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Wendy Abrams of the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority declared, “ ... we worked hard to ensure that we were being as responsible as we could be with the finances we ...
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Let’s stop bashing our presidentAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - I am thoroughly disgusted with one of your key choices for prominent columns on the Opinion page. His name is Charles Krauthammer. I have not as yet read an editorial by...
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Bring troops home to protect our bordersAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - Our country is in a serious and dangerous economic condition, whether we call it a depression or a recession. Our government continues to bankrupt us with a trillion-dol...
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Group sending its own liberal messageAug 27, 2011 5:00 am - I was surprised to see so much coverage of Rep. Joe Walsh’s alleged delinquency in making child support payments by 20 protesters at his office from the inappropriately ...