Northbrook Opinion
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Wonderful family finds lost dogMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - We have a neighbor who’s little dog is an escape artist. He is a tiny little guy, named Hershey, who somehow gets through his fence into neighbors yards two houses away....
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Time to take care of Arlington racetrackMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - I am not a gambler nor am I connected to the village of Arlington Heights. My concern is that I think it’s high time we take care of a neighbor that’s been good to us, a...
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Proposal supports third-party runsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - In response to the Daily Herald’s editorial on May 8 titled “Fortner bill would restrain independent candidacies,” we felt it would be prudent to address the concerns br...
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Businesses thriving under current lawMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - In your May 3 editorial “Seize the chance to reform workers’ compensation law,” you champion the interests of the business community and extol the significance of Caterp...
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Arlington Hts. kicks off ‘Heroes’ initiativeMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - On May 6th, volunteers from the Arlington Heights fire and police departments kicked off Salute Inc.’s Heroes Helping Heroes (H3) initiative, where police and fire perso...
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Slots won’t save horserace industryMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Mayor Arlene Mulder and the village board may not win passing grades for Government 101 but score big in a political sense in avoiding a public vote on opening up Arling...
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Hope for nation lies with DemocratsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - A note for those folks wondering if they’re going to vote in 2012: I’m voting to re-elect President Obama, even though we disagree on a few issues. But he’s still pretty...
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Support fight against toxic emissionsMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - When the Clean Air Act was amended in 1990 with bipartisan support in Congress, the EPA was given authority to control mercury and other hazardous air pollutants from ma...
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Video Gaming Act will reduce corruptionMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - The Video Gaming Act, on hold pending a court decision, will vastly improve the current video gaming system in Illinois. Currently, there are estimated to be as many as ...
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Harper College odd silence on Ender’s expensesMay 22, 2011 12:00 am - Anyone who follows this space regularly knows we are big supporters of Harper College in Palatine in general and its current president, Kenneth Ender, in particular. The...