Northbrook Opinion
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Carbon tax is essential to addressing climate changeSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Thank you for the Sept. 9 Hartstein column highlighting the Northbrook Climate Action Plan. This plan included community input at every step and is ambitious. Near the e...
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Speaking Out: Regardless of the name, 'community' is key to OaktonSep 15, 2021 1:00 am - Oakton Community College recently voted to change its name in the near future to Oakton College. One can debate the pros and cons of such a name change, but "community"...
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What can we do about violent, hateful social media posts?Sep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Social media becomes more and more pervasive in our lives every year. According to a 2021 Pew Research study, a majority of the 77% of Americans who own a smart phone sp...
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Hartstein: Local climate action plan is giving us a road mapSep 08, 2021 1:00 am - Climate change is now a climate emergency, but local action plan is giving us a road map. Science matters! We have seen that during the pandemic: Scientists tells us if ...
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Hartstein: Let's keep masks on in schools to protect kidsSep 08, 2021 12:00 am - As a citizen, a grandparent and as a former mayor and school board member who understands the importance of making policy based on what is in the best interest of all wh...
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Congress must pass the Global Health Security ActSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - Americans have reached a dangerous level of complacency in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic. Among my vaccinated friends, a common sentiment is that we've done all we p...
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Uninformed letter on mask mandate shouldn't have been publishedSep 01, 2021 1:00 am - You had no reason to publish the stupidity of this guest columnist. ("Masks in schools should be a choice, not a requirement," Aug. 19) His comments are ignorant and mis...
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Hartstein: Let our schools focus on learning by keeping kids, teachers healthyAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic is, sadly, still something we all need to deal with locally in our schools as we face the new school year. Though there may be some different viewp...
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Requiem for a green: This sportsman already misses Sportsman'sAug 11, 2021 1:00 am - Not mad, but disappointed. That is what parents say when they really want to get their point across. It is also how I feel about Heritage Oaks Golf Club, formerly known ...
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Editorial: Getting tough on violent crimeJul 15, 2021 1:00 am - (Second in an editorial series) When she ran for reelection last year, Cook County State's Attorney Kim Foxx blamed the pandemic for the rise in the number of cases of v...