Northbrook Opinion
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Don't empower larger evilsSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - On Page 18 of the Sept. 10 edition, you show a U.S. flag being burned by lawyers in Pakistan. Meanwhile, the whole world is supposedly up in arms about a minister from a...
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AARP has close ties to governmentSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I have been wondering for a while why the AARP supported and advocated for the Obamacare bill that was jammed through Congress. Richard Foster, Medicare's chief actuary,...
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More discussion, less bashing, pleaseSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Telling, isn't it, that after a year and a half in office President Obama now spends more and more of his time bashing Republicans in his speeches. You would think that ...
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Ignoring bullies can cause further harmSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When President Obama visited a Philadelphia school, he told the children to ignore bullies and in the same breath asked them to be tolerant of others. Tolerance is a val...
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Find real solutions on immigrationSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - My wife and I are deeply disappointed by the remarks made by the 8th Congressional District candidates regarding immigration as reported in the Daily Herald Sept. 12. We...
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Parker's Muslim column hereticalSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I understand that this is mostly a letter and thoughts of the writer - columnist Kathleen Parker - but she must have not said that everyone in America thinks like her. I...
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Daley machine won't be missedSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The machine finally falls. Since I was old enough to vote, the city of Chicago was under control of the Daleys - and a few others between times. His father was a good te...
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Health insurance remains elusiveSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing this to express my disappointment in health insurance. I was recently laid off last February. I have been employed on a temporary basis since June, but with...
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Here's why people vote RepublicanSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I often wonder how members of the political right can cling to their beliefs in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Some 41 percent of Republicans believe...
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Keep the country moving forwardSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Most Americans are frustrated but not ignorant (unless you count the "Obama is a Muslim" and the birther fringes), but they do tend to have a rather short attention span...