Northbrook Opinion
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Abolishing death penalty was rightApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - I have often said, after reading of a particularly heinous crime, that I could “throw the switch” to usher the perpetrator out of this life, and go home and enjoy a peac...
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Keeping business is government’s jobApr 07, 2011 2:00 am - The conservative view fostering commercial/industrial vitality is due to the fact that businesses create jobs, not governments. Governments are our employees. We are the...
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County gets taxes; where are services?Apr 07, 2011 2:00 am - About a month ago I received, as many of us did, the first installment of my property tax bill. Since it did not show where our tax dollars will be spent, I went back to...
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Would fewer races equal more voters?Apr 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Daily Herald Editorial Board In all of suburban Cook County, a bit more than 16 percent of 1.39 million registered voters cast ballots in Tuesday’s election. In DuPage C...
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Union busting bad for everyoneApr 05, 2011 10:00 am - While Nancy Hershberger (Fence Post, March 10) makes several good ethical points, others need factual correction. Wisconsin is not about negotiable details. The giveback...
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Austerity not the best policyApr 05, 2011 10:00 am - This is in response to Mr. Tom Frampton’s response to my original letter. While I appreciate Mr. Frampton’s enthusiasm for the subject, I fear he leapt to a few telling ...
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Golf club sign a driving hazardApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - The Rolling Knolls Country Club sign at the corner of Rohrssen and Bode roads near Elgin has always been a hazard for traffic coming north toward Bode Road. It is imposs...
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Law should allow us to videotape copsApr 04, 2011 2:00 am - I read your coverage of the brutal Streamwood cop convicted of beating a citizen repeatedly with a baton. The judge praised the video from the cop’s own cruiser as the e...
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Don’t say regional offices not efficientApr 04, 2011 12:00 am - Your editorial of March 27, “An education in change management,” lacks logic and substance. The premise is that elected officials of regional offices of education (ROEs)...
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Social justice goes beyond economicsApr 04, 2011 12:00 am - The aims of social justice are fairly simple to understand. Social justice promotes a society based on the principles of fairness and human rights, often by defending th...