Northbrook Opinion
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It's time to get real about Social SecurityOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - I found myself agreeing with much of Froma Harrop's comments about Social Security and the expectation that some recipients expect a raise every year, whether or not it'...
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Someone who truly deserves sainthoodOct 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Born Amos Alphonsus Muzyad Yakhoob, he later performed under his Anglicized birth name, Amos Jacobs. I hope the Pope is reading this. It commenced with the last seven do...
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Volunteers needed now more than everOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - The survey released in late August was sobering for agencies that depend on volunteers. The National Conference on Citizenship reported that most Americans were cutting ...
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Prospect's Bard spoof a great evening of theaterOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - My thanks to the performers of "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" at Prospect High School, for a delightful, charming, spoof-filled presentation of these famou...
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Hoffman Estates not made of moneyOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - I wasn't aware that the Village of Hoffman Estates has tens of millions of dollars to spare. The village is constructing a new police department off of Higgins Road that...
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Reform campaign finance, term lengthOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Meaningful campaign finance reform requires support for the reform commission recommendations. Legislators will be more inclined to take the tough votes that are needed ...
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Schaumburg should take hint from EGVOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Kudos to Mayor Johnson and the Village Board of Elk Grove Village for deciding to rebate $300,000 yearly in excess revenue from the Grove Mall TIF district to local Scho...
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Questions Palatine's use of road fundsOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - When the Village of Palatine decided to simply patch up some of our side streets this year rather than redo them, they left our streets looking like a checkerboard of co...
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Says officer treated dead dog callouslyOct 25, 2009 11:00 pm - First and foremost, I want to thank everyone for helping us to find our dog. On Oct. 12, two brothers, 18 and 20, found Raleigh laying in the middle of railroad tracks i...
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Thank God for the ConstitutionOct 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Our founding fathers set us up to be a Muslim nation. Also, we are a Buddhist nation. And a Jewish nation as well; an atheist nation; a fundamentalist nation; a Wiccan n...