Northbrook Opinion
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Arbitrary courts in IllinoisMar 16, 2012 5:00 am - Recently the 2nd District appellate court (Elgin) ruled that the Lake County circuit court was justified in affirming the Property Tax Appeal Board’s (PTAB) decision to ...
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Must debate be focused on women?Mar 15, 2012 5:00 am - I find it quite interesting that amid all the controversy about birth control for women, there has been nary a word, absolutely nothing, about a vasectomy (a surgical pr...
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No GOP politician ever said thatMar 15, 2012 5:00 am - What Frank Sears had to say in Fence Post on Feb. 28 is a great example of one of my favorite words: balderdash. Mr. Sears states erroneously that Republican politicians...
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Is it South’s time to turn Democratic?Mar 15, 2012 4:00 am - The current Republican primaries are fascinating. It seems that, so far, the Supreme Court affirmation (under the Citizens United decision) is contributing to an acceler...
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Blame biology and end the debateMar 14, 2012 4:00 am - We have been reading about many issues in the news regarding gay marriage, adoption of children by gays, children who believe they were born the wrong sex and about Pres...
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GOP candidates stirring up fearsMar 14, 2012 4:00 am - With the latest headlines showing that Iran has accelerated its uranium enrichment program, 16 separate U.S. intelligence agencies indicated that there is no hard eviden...
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Politicians shouldn’t hire former lobbyistsMar 14, 2012 4:00 am - I am appalled and deeply concerned by the lobbyist influence in Rep. Joe Walsh’s office. According to data published by the Center for Responsive Politics, Rep. Walsh’s ...
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Thanks for bringing CUB to ElginMar 13, 2012 5:16 am - Thank you, state Rep. Keith Farnham, for helping to bring the Citizens Unity Board to Elgin for a phone bill analysis clinic on Feb. 17. I am glad we have an elected off...
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Think your voice counts? Think againMar 13, 2012 4:00 am - Many, many years ago I learned something about school boards that it seems Chicagoans (parents, students and teachers) are just now learning. They say that they want you...
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Obama making news about wrong thingsMar 13, 2012 4:00 am - The current administration has given $500 million to Solyndra, which has gone bankrupt. And $49.5 billion to bail out General Motors. President Obama just days ago was t...