Northbrook Opinion
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Asphalt plant should stay right where it isDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - To answer a question posed by Mr. Eric Bogoff concerning the Wheeling Village Board, "What else is up your sleeve?"; how about an asphalt plant with a lovely concrete cr...
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This isn't the correct use of a tax breakDec 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Call the Cook County Assessor, Jim Houlihan. Ask that his office deny a $15 million "7B" property tax break over 12 years to Career Education and Keystone Property Group...
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Health care bill just helps the lawyersDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - I oppose any further imposition by the federal government into private enterprise. I am tired of the political bantering regarding the health care bill and am completely...
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Try a few things before overhaulDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Very few would argue the fact that everyone wants reduced health care costs. We need a comprehensive bill that would do just that. Unfortunately, neither HR 3962 nor the...
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Health care bill is the change we needDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - History was made recently when health reform legislation was passed by the House. This was a very important step toward making the much-needed changes to the U.S. health...
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Some thoughts on protecting lifeDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Each year, we kill millions of mosquitoes by maliciously crushing them to death with fly swatters or anything else we can get our hands on. Worse yet, millions more are ...
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Take a seat and think about Pace fundingDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - After reading about possible cuts to suburban bus routes, I was amused to glance over to the headline "We'll take it," referring to the Bears' recent victory over the St...
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Sell prison to feds, reap money, jobsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - It seems our Republican members of Congress are afraid of health reform, jobs programs and our ability to keep bad guys in prison. All of a sudden we should keep those t...
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Bipartisan health reform bill not in the cardsDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Two letters from Right Wing World appeared in the Nov. 21 Fence Post, one by Gail Rose and the other by Susan McMullen. In both was the usual whining about the increased...
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Give our children a secure futureDec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - I am lucky to be of an age to be covered by Medicare. Many of my peers and I are very willing to support cost effective procedures, rethink end of life care, and accept ...