Northbrook Opinion
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Dold no friend to the environmentMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - Over the last two months, 10th Congressional District Rep. Robert Dold has cast many shocking anti-environmental votes in Congress that have put him out of step with his...
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Give equal time to both beliefsMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - Regarding Lake Zurich District 95 candidates’ proposal to teach creationism: Sorry, Mr. Burke, evolution is not a proven fact. In order for a scientific theory to become...
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Don’t support Hopp’s supportersMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - A Gail Borden Public Library trustee has created disturbances, insulted and harassed the staff and cost taxpayers $12,000 for copying requests and attorney fees. He has ...
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Westboro no model of ChristianityMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Supreme Court has ruled that the bizarre Westboro Baptist Church from Kansas has a constitutional right to free speech that includes picketing at military funerals w...
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Editorial: It's no surprise regional supts. fight cuts, but cuts still vitalMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Let us begin this editorial by asking for a show of hands of all those in the readership audience who know what the area regional school superintendents office does. And...
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Bullying on T-shirts must be stoppedMar 26, 2011 12:00 am - Neuqua Valley High School’s administration should hold a “Day of Silence” in support of all victims of bullying. Bullied children have been taking their own lives for ye...
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Pi Day event taught wrong thingsMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - I was shocked and disgusted to read that the administrators, teachers and parents of Einstein Academy in Elgin allowed their third-grade students to throw pasta marinara...
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Dignity of Japanese an example for usMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Simply put, the Japanese culture, unlike most of the so-called civilized world, takes great pride in respect and in dignity. It is ingrained in their children from day o...
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‘Bush Doctrine’ hurt the Arab peopleMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - Charles Krauthammer’s column on March 7 is at best a righty’s wishful view of current events. At worst it is dangerously ignorant of the consequences of recent history. ...
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Irish deserve more respectMar 25, 2011 12:00 am - It was very sad to see that the TV coverage of the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Chicago was shown at 11 p.m., after reducing the playing time to 1 hour. In years past it ...