Northbrook Opinion
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Shame on Cook for treatment of vetsMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you to the members of the Illinois Senate who saw through the Cook County Board’s shameless attempt to deny service to the veterans of Cook County. It is difficult...
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We’re ignoring our great privilegeMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - We are one of a few countries with the supreme privilege of voting for the candidate of our choice for government offices. Why then is it necessary to make it so easy fo...
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U.S. mission in Afghanistan changedMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - Does anyone remember why we went to war in Afghanistan? Not many in Washington, apparently. The mission was very clear at the time. It was to hunt down and bring to just...
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Consider algae as alternative biofuelMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - Charles Krauthammer’s March 20 column blasting President Obama’s oil policy was way off base and greatly distorted. Just more Republican bashing of Obama — after a while...
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Soldier part of a strong, quiet generationMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - I went to the funeral of local World War II vet Robert Thomas Jackson today. He was typical of his generation: lived through the Depression, went of to fight in the war,...
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Far-right groups behind Florida’s lawMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Much is being said about the killing of teen Trayvon Martin by “neighborhood watchman” George Zimmerman in the Orlando, Fla., suburb of Sanford. Zimmerman’s advocates cl...
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Thank you, Raja, for tryingMar 30, 2012 5:00 am - Thank you, Mr. Raja Krishnamoorthi, for all your hard work and for conducting a classy campaign. I appreciate your effort to try to get elected as the 8th Congressional ...
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State can create own health care solutionMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - It is time for Illinois lawmakers to embrace the Affordable Care Act and make health care for all a reality our state. Springfield must do its part to create a quality H...
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Healthy planet should be a no-brainerMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - We must protect our clean air? I can’t believe this is even an issue. How ignorant are we? Michael J.Katz Streamwood ...
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Get the facts on COD negotiationsMar 29, 2012 5:00 am - In a March 24 letter to the editor, College of DuPage Professor Richard Jarman falsely claims that the College Administration has broken agreed-upon ground rules regardi...