Northbrook Opinion
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Get Washington out of entitlement businessJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - When the government promises an increase in funding for one group or another - that promise results in an increase in your taxes. People seem to think that those funds o...
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Everyone is entitled to have an opinionJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Judging by the rambling rant by Mr. Navarrette on June 15 he must have a bee up his intellectual nose. I wonder what it is he's really saying? Is he protesting free spee...
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Kirk is more qualifiedJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Without hesitation I favor Mark Kirk for U.S. Senate. He is by far the better qualified and mature candidate. Twenty-one years in the Navy and a proven, effective office...
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Saturday SoapboxJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Advanced mathematics: Let's see, the Big Ten will have 12 teams, and the Big 12 will have 10. A few more zzzzzs: New research at the Eastern Virg...
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Apply simple rule to senate candidatesJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - First Mark Kirk and now Alexi Giannoulias truly demonstrate that the term "honest politician" is an oxymoron. In business, isn't lying on one's resume grounds for dismis...
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Some steps to limit size of governmentJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - There is a fair question is circulating these days which might permit a rare civil discussion. What precisely are some ideas for shrinking the size and scope of governme...
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Palin has no place in cleanup effortJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - I read that former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin is touting her "expertise" on oil spill cleanups to President Obama by urging him to, "give me a call." What I find most ...
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When experience matters in politicsJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Susan Estrich in her June 14 editorial implies that she would rather vote for an experienced politician than one who is running for the first time. I'm sure she had that...
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Quinn victory will put state on trackJun 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Anyone watching TV lately has seen the Republican National Committee pouring millions upon millions of dollars into anti-Governor Quinn commercials. And I have yet to se...
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Americans must protect freedomsJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Having recently returned from a business trip to Europe I came home with two items in the front of my mind. First was the number of occasions and amount of time I had t...