Northbrook Opinion
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A veteran offers praise and thanksNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - On Oct. 5, I was diagnosed with carcinoma of the throat. I'm writing to thank all the doctors, nurses and staff at the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital. When I was diagnosed...
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Hultgren says: You are the bossNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - To the voters: Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your support. Over the last 14 months, I have worked hard to spread my message of fiscal sanity, and the Nov. ...
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Money went to the dogsNov 16, 2010 10:00 pm - Thanks so much to all who donated things and the people who worked at the Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association yard sale to benefit the Elgin Police K-9 Unit. No t...
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You are free because of their sacrificesNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - This morning you woke up and were able to choose from a myriad of newspapers to read that tell you what is happening in our world, what good (and bad) our nation's leade...
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Help support global agriculture effortsNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - One in six people around the world goes to sleep hungry every night. This is a global emergency which has significant impact on health, education and work productivity i...
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Keep tax funds away from Wrigley fixupNov 15, 2010 10:00 pm - It sure didn't take long to come begging, and now the Ricketts family wants the taxpayers, and it will be the taxpayers, to pony up $200 million bucks to renovate Wrigle...
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Election no rejection of ObamaNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Since the election, the Republican Party has been allowed to spew the “big lie” that the American People have rejected President Obama's policies. Presumably, all 300 mi...
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We should start recall process nowNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - You supported Pat Quinn, and now that we have approved recall, I submit we should start the process now. Mark Kirk, the Democrat-Republican senator-elect in Illinois, ha...
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Today's unions feed off themselvesNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - Over the past few days, we have read stories about police negotiations in Naperville, Prospect Heights and Lake in the Hills. Raises of 3 percent a year? Nine percent ov...
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Stop anonymous campaign PACsNov 14, 2010 10:00 pm - It's just wrong. Secret campaign cash should have has no place in our democracy. But now the largest campaign expenditures in history are funding campaign advertising, a...