Northbrook Opinion
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Politicians keeping cost of living highMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Politicians keeping cost of living too high Can you please stop putting extra weight on all of our shoulders? Are you kidding me — a dollar per pack tax on cigarett...
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Health care law is aptly namedMar 24, 2011 12:00 am - Health care law is aptly named After being the law of our land for almost one year, it is high time more of us learn the right name for what many still call “Obamac...
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Pare down spending in governmentMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - In a Saturday Soapbox editorial you stated it was depressing that Illinois is no longer the nation’s “mean center of population.” It just might be that more and more peo...
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Media missing story in protest signsMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - Not only are the 14 Wisconsin Democratic politicians on the lamb but so is the national and local media. Why is the media not reporting the hateful and disgraceful rheto...
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Keep high achievements of Dist. 125 goingMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - Citizens of School District 125 have a critical decision to make in April which will affect our children’s educational future and the value of our community. This year w...
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A call to action for all AmericansMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - I would like to express my opinion on an important perspective regarding the Wisconsin “walkout.” It’s a travesty to witness our democracy being blatantly undermined by ...
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A different take on abortion letterMar 23, 2011 12:00 am - I read the opinion by Gaylon Alcaraz (Feb. 21) and want to get this straight in my mind. She says that we should all support a woman’s right to an abortion because she h...
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Kudos to village for stance on camerasMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - I’ve been very critical of Barrington’s village government in the past. But right now, there’s one issue where leaders deserve all the credit I can give them: their deci...
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‘Social justice’ a feel-good phraseMar 22, 2011 12:00 am - There has been a disturbing trend over the last decade by the mainstream media, university professors, activists and even the Catholic Church to promote the cause of “so...
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Unions make for a healthy middle classMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - I really cannot believe people who put down unions. They have very short memories. Twenty-nine miners died in the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last April 5 bec...