Northbrook Opinion
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Tollway plan key to region’s futureAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - Transportation is one of our greatest challenges, with rapidly aging infrastructure causing congestion that harms our economy and quality of life. The Chicago Metropolit...
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DuPage benefits trim a wise modelAug 15, 2011 4:00 am - It’s never easy to have your pay or benefits trimmed. Too many of us know that all too well. In that regard, we empathize with the DuPage County employees who will see t...
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More spending will get us nowhereAug 14, 2011 4:00 am - In reply to James A. Prescott’s letter concerning the middle class, he apparently needs to check his facts. The Democrats’ philosophy is to depend on the government to t...
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Make decisions fair to seniorsAug 14, 2011 4:00 am - Prior to the national debt agreements, there was talk of lost Social Security payments. That would mean that if the government doesn’t pay out, then our workforce would ...
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Jobs created when middle class spendsAug 14, 2011 4:00 am - The gnashing of teeth over raising the debt ceiling and budget cuts ignores the real problems in our nation. Our nation needs jobs! We need to reform trade policies to e...
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Veterans lacking what teachers haveAug 13, 2011 4:00 am - Ken Kitzing’s July 23 letter to the editor, “No comparison of teachers, veterans,” missed a very important point. Veterans also do not have a well-entrenched labor union...
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Thanks for kindness to a strangerAug 13, 2011 4:00 am - I come to the Northwest suburbs one to two weeks a month on business. I have to use two canes to walk. I have been surprised and pleased at the way total strangers treat...
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Corrupt state culture lives without BlagoAug 13, 2011 4:00 am - It appears that the long, sorry saga of Rod Blagojevich is finally sputtering to a conclusion. All that remains is his sentencing that will send him off to play cards wi...
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Let’s hope Baucus doesn’t cave to GOPAug 13, 2011 4:00 am - While we sit and await the Super Committee to get settled in Congress, hopes for anything positive arising from it are very low. The key to the committee is who on which...
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What could Obama’s next step be?Aug 13, 2011 4:00 am - Over the years I"ve read Mr. Darst"s letters and I usually agree. This time I would like to add a thought about his Aug. 6 letter. Obama has been elected three times — I...