Northbrook Opinion
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Cub Scouts not buying AmericanNov 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently, my second-grade twins decided to join Cub Scouts. They signed up for their local troop and were instructed to go to the Boy Scout store in our area to purchase...
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American ingenuity, work ethic lackingNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - A short while ago, the Girl Scouts announced that they were soliciting bids in the hope of lowering the cost of uniforms. Their current American manufacturer said that t...
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Ricketts shouldn't get his way againNov 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is exhibiting his spoiled rich boy traits. Two years ago, he threatened the city of Mesa, Ariz., with relocating Cubs spring training to Florida ...
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Palatine's Morrison: Won't add to state's budget problemsNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - As the newly elected state representative in District 54, I filed paperwork today that officially removes my family and me from participation in the Illinois General Ass...
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When you know the facts, Boeger plan not so scaryNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - In a letter published in Tuesday's Neighbor Fencepost, the first paragraph has two errors in it. The writer rails against a 36-person mental health facility across from ...
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Benefits of pensions reach beyond retireesNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - In his recent Fence Post letter, Ron Fuchs of St. Charles suggested the creation of a “Pension Benefit Preservation Fund” to help improve the financial stability of Illi...
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Palatine voters preyed on by tow companyNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - My voting location is at the Palatine Public Library. There are large office building parking lots across the street, that have posted tow signs. Since this lot is vacan...
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BG writers reprimand the reprimandersNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - We find today's front page article in the Daily Herald addressing the Buffalo Grove board's reprimand of Village President Elliott Hartstein's recent behavior very disco...
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Need for Stone's recall was obviousNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - My wife and I moved to Buffalo Grove 39 years ago. We saw B.G. grow from a tiny village to a great town to raise a family. Because of years of volunteer work, my wife ha...
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Pleased Streamwood restaurant treated veteransNov 20, 2010 10:00 pm - My daughter Carol took me out for lunch to Applebee's on Monday, which was Veterans Day. We went to the one on Barrington Road in Streamwood. It was very crowded and the...