Northbrook Opinion
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That buzzing in your ears is a state planeJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The plane buzzing the Greenbrier neighborhood on Memorial Day is an unmarked Illinois State Police plane. This happens every Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day. For...
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Amazing night of entertainment on tap at BHSJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I was so pleased to see the article on the upcoming "60 Years of Achievement of Barrington High School Performing Arts." As a former teacher and lover of the arts, it is...
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Get involved in budget debateJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Some experts and policymakers believe our country could do more to prevent problems before they occur. In particular, instead of postponing our response to the nation's ...
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Spill must spell major policy changeJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Someone please help clear up something for me. I keep hearing politicians talking about how the offshore drilling that is taking place in the Gulf is helping us become l...
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U of I trustees should be ashamedJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - It just never stops. Our economy is below the basement and even our school trustees can't be trusted. Calling them trustees is an oxymoron. Our new graduates and those a...
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Illinois schools should teach EnglishJun 26, 2010 11:00 pm - Does it make sense that in a state that is $13 billion in debt and wants to raise property taxes, state sales taxes, and state income taxes that we have an education sys...
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BP not only ones to blame for oil spill disasterJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Shame, shame on BP. But they are not the only bad guys in this entire disaster. All the different oil companies, all of them, should have made plans in advance for a wor...
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We're all to blame for Gulf oil leak, not just BPJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Every time they show an oil-drenched pelican on the news I get an upset feeling inside me. Like so many others, I am frustrated and angered by the situation in the Gulf ...
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Racial prejudice in any way is always wrongJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - In light of debate over illegal immigration, I'd like to highlight an idea that has, unfortunately, skewed the rhetoric. This notion originally conceived by social schol...
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Leaders must step up for U.S. immigration policiesJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - I am having a hard time trying to rationalize the actions of all the illegal immigrants protesting our nation's immigration policies. Marching with signs advocating "im...