Northbrook Opinion
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Take a stand to fight climate changeAug 28, 2016 1:00 am - I ask you to look deep into your emotions and tease out your feelings about human-caused climate change. Have those feelings gotten caught up in our imploding political ...
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Editorial: Voters have chance to drop an archaic school positionMay 11, 2016 11:00 pm - Every few years, Cook County residents are reminded that their county supports the last vestige of one of the most archaic layers of government in modern times. These ar...
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Rebuild trust person-to-personMay 03, 2016 1:00 am - Are most U.S. citizens looking backward, yearning for simpler times? We miss the hope and happiness we experienced not that many years ago. Our distrust and jaundiced vi...
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Questionable Cook fuel tax hike needs studyApr 30, 2016 1:00 am - A 66 percent tax increase to Cook County's special use gasoline and fuel tax has been proposed by Commissioner Richard Boykin. This proposed tax increase has been earma...
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Tax laws favor corporations over small businessesApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - Tax Day is the perfect time to highlight the different sets of rules that apply to small business and big business in our country. While most small business owners (an...
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President must show commitment against terrorismApr 02, 2016 1:00 am - The recent bombings in Brussels have once again cast a spotlight on the inexplicably deferential behavior of our president. While the city that houses the headquarters ...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsMar 12, 2016 2:00 pm - The Daily Herald Editorial Board Here is a summary of our endorsements in the Tuesday primary elections. The full text of individual endorsement editorials can be ...
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A summary of Daily Herald endorsementsFeb 29, 2016 12:00 am - Early voting for the March 15 primary begins today at locations around the suburbs. Here is a summary of our endorsements. The full text of individual endorsement edito...
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Endorsement: Meister as Democrat for Cook County circuit clerkFeb 25, 2016 12:00 am - We'd like to think the Cook County circuit court system isn't a lost cause. That court files can be counted on to be complete when lawyers and judges need them, and that...
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Finance rule defies personal interestsFeb 09, 2016 12:00 am - I understand that the Department of Labor believes that when my annuity adviser receives a commission that he or she may not be acting in my best interest. But I cannot ...