Northbrook Opinion
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Use red-light camera revenue for schoolsApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - A reader recently wondered where the revenue generated from the red-light camera citations would end up. After reading with great sorrow in the first section of the same...
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Both parties leave taxpayers frustratedApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - In the 18th century Alexis de Tocqueville observed: "The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's mo...
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Why doesn't U-46 consult the kids?Apr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Do public school students (Elgin) have the right or privilege to be involved in the current discussions regarding "budget cuts" that are now being considered with those ...
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Health care law will benefit allApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - I voted for Bill Foster because I believe he is an intellectual and forward-thinking individual. He has firsthand experience with small businesses and what it takes to b...
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There's no such thing as poverty in AmericaApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Whenever the liberal progressives push social justice they always point to the poor as examples. They tug at your heart and if you don't agree they ask, why you don't li...
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Don't smear right wingApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The other day Eugene Robinson wrote a collumn in the Daily Herald about the recent arrest of the Michigan based domestic terror group. This column seemed very biased, se...
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Set priorities for public spendingApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - We need policemen, firemen and teachers. We do not need a lieutenant governor. We could use a financial manager. Let's start to prioritize our tax money. If the financia...
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How could salary rise while stocks fallApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Allstate CEO, Thomas J. Wilson, cuts 2,000 full-time employees and pockets an additional $2.44 million for himself. That's on top of the $7.96 million he made in 2008. B...
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Think before you leave a standard tipApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In addition to tips, restaurant serves are paid wages, so this is plenty, right? No! The wages are designed to be enough to pay income tax on tips and no more. Also, pa...
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Let's stress how to turn leftApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the hardest things about driving seems to when it is safe to make a left turn. Today's story about two kids turning left (I assume) into Waubonsee Community Colle...