Northbrook Opinion
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Irresponsible spending must stopJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - In an attempt to bring the Illinois budget in line with state revenues, Gov. Pat Quinn recently announced spending cuts of 1.4 billion. There has been much hand-wringing...
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Lawsuit reform will ease medical costsJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Your recent coverage on the practice of defensive medicine ("9 in 10 doctors blame lawsuit fears for overtesting," June 28) raises an interesting question during a time ...
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Care teams offer options for the illJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The July 12 article "Dying for Treatment" addressed a number of important issues too many families don't or won't discuss with each other or even doctors. Fortunately, ...
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Standoff drama was entirely unnecessaryJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I can't even begin to speculate what that standoff cost taxpayers! ("Shots fired during Streamwood standoff," July 7). The suspect, according to the release, was alone i...
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Power out 76 hours; seems no one caredJul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - On June 18th, at 10 p.m. the Weathersfield South area had a power outage for approximately 50 of the over 100 homes in the area. Power was not restored until June 22 at ...
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What to do with abandoned kittens?Jul 18, 2010 11:00 pm - It seems every year one of the yards on the block gets a litter. After the mother stops nursing them, she seems to disappear. What are we supposed to do with these kitte...
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Controlling strays pricey ventureJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Well, here we go again with hundreds of calls about feral, stray and abandoned felines having kittens in someone's back yard, under their deck, etc. The majority of peop...
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Strong leadership helping StreamwoodJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to thank Billie Roth for all the work she has done for the village of Streamwood in the past 21 years as village president. When Billie took the position as villa...
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C'mon in, the gates are openJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I was taught early in life that the United States is a free country. The illegal immigrants have proven this to be true! Joyce Petersen Des Plaines ...
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Professor acted within school rulesJul 17, 2010 11:00 pm - On July 10, the Daily Herald featured a front-page story with the headline "Teacher fired for stating beliefs." My initial reaction upon reading the whole article was sh...