Northbrook Opinion
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True patriotism lacking at the topJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - I recently asked two of my grandsons, ages 8 and 5, if they knew the Pledge of Allegiance. They promptly stood up, took off their baseball caps, placed their right hands...
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Construction workers on strike get back to workJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - To the striking construction workers: you've got a job, you get a paycheck. Get a life. William Peterson Elgin ...
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Accept differences in all peopleJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - In his recent letter, James Finnegan claims the "homosexual" pride parade sends the wrong message. Did he ever stop and think that his letter sends the wrong message? Ac...
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Kirk smart about finance reform billJul 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Another bill of 2000-plus pages was brought to the U.S. House floor again - HR 4273, the financial regulation bill. I wonder how many hours the members had to study it b...
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Federal meddling harms businessesJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - It is a very interesting observation from a historical point of view that history repeats itself. Let us examine the last Depression. Few of us are left who lived during...
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Two bright spots among dismayJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - It's easy to become discouraged - broken campaign promises, humiliating international apologies, unconscionable deficits and national debts, ambivalence toward China's g...
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Sports, education priorities wrongJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Sports, education priorities wrong Isn't is amazing that we preoccupy the news and our thoughts with Lebron James and company and their multi-year, multimillion-d...
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Wake me when it's all overJul 13, 2010 11:00 pm - i'm so tired of reading about lebron i'm not even gonna bother reaching for the shift key. mary kay davis arlington hts ...
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Creationism is not real scienceJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A response to Lindsey Stevens, whose Fence Post letter on July 3 attempts to present creationism as on par with evolution in terms of scientific validity. Unfortunately ...
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Raises show Quinn is out of touchJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - I have always been a believer of "when in doubt about incumbents, replace them". With Gov. Quinn, there is no doubt. He released hundreds of convicts early, exposing cit...