Northbrook Opinion
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Don’t blame chefs for obesity epidemicFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - I’m writing in response to Ms. Beauvais’ letter on Jan. 29 about Paula Deen. I’m getting sick and tired of this “food snob/elitist” attitude that people have about her. ...
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Who runs the nation during election season?Feb 11, 2012 5:08 am - I’m wondering who will carry out the duties of the presidency while Barack Obama spends the next nine months campaigning for his re-election. Virginia Szigeti Arlingto...
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Denying birth control coverage is wrongFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - Birth control is a basic human right. It is due the dignity of privacy as is any other health information. Catholic or any other hospitals do not have the right to deny ...
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Follow lead of Holy Land’s childrenFeb 11, 2012 5:08 am - Peace and conflict in the Holy Land affects what happens in the Middle East and here. The current conflict could escalate to a nuclear holocaust. A two-state solution is...
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Report on PPA offered new insightFeb 10, 2012 4:00 am - My comment is regarding Burt Constable’s article Jan. 29 on Primary Progressive Aphasia. My mother passed away at age 86 in 2008 due to kidney failure, six months after ...
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Avoid hysteria about religionFeb 10, 2012 4:00 am - Someone said to me that the possibility of the U.S. having its first non-Christian president is a sign of the apocalypse. This is the latest of numerous comments I have ...
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A mention of Kirk would’ve been niceFeb 10, 2012 4:00 am - It certainly would have been a very thoughtful “leadership” quality if the president had taken a few seconds out of his “I did this” and “I’m going to do that” speech, c...
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Christians shouldn’t vote pro-choiceFeb 09, 2012 5:00 am - Is this an oxymoron? As a Christian, I’ve always wondered how a Christian could vote for any pro-choice political candidate, no matter what else that political candidate...
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Allow all Americans to be productiveFeb 09, 2012 5:00 am - Now that the Christmas and holiday season is over and our New Year’s resolutions are still good, we look toward the future. Over the past 40 to 50 years America has chan...
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Small minority getting big benefitsFeb 09, 2012 5:00 am - The state of Illinois has approximately 12.5 million men, women and children. Taxes that take away the hard-earned money from and for the support of these men, women and...