Northbrook Opinion
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Village should try to keep Garden FreshJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - The Garden Fresh on Rand Road in Arlington Heights has a “Closing March 4th for Remodeling” sign. Seemed odd since they just remodeled last year. When questioning the em...
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Simply don’t take your eyes off roadJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - We are finally concentrating on the killer subject of distracted driving. I shouldn’t have to define Distracted Driver Syndrome for you because you know you are guilty o...
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Personal beliefs should have no placeJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - Dear Citizens, Can you help me understand this current caricature of a Democratic government that we have today? I’m watching all this political debate, mudslung charact...
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Tea Party ‘Owls’ beat OWSJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - I believe, at age 83 and being a former union member, I’ll stick with the Tea Party Owls who promise to keep a sharp eye on the government and its spending. I’m not sure...
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Homelessness can be preventedJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - Your recent story about AnnMarie Walsh was of particular interest to me as she was a frequent client of Journeys from PADS to HOPE over the last five years. We are pleas...
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Shift focus to helping needyJan 15, 2012 4:00 am - Statistics show that if a person owns a car or has a roof over his head or get two meals a day, he is wealthier than 98 percent of the people in the world. So instead of...
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Social Security like a house of cardsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Since when is Social Security considered an entitlement? This was a policy designed by the Roosevelt administration to help people who have or had no retirement funds or...
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Make changes and take back AmericaJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - The economy is going down and our politicians are not listening to us. One solution is to stop sending billions and billions of dollars overseas to dictators and countri...
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The Soapbox: A few darts, a few laurelsJan 14, 2012 4:00 am - Lessons on drug addiction were heard: A drug-awareness forum presented by the Kane County sheriff’s office drew only parents who had children already victims of drug ad...
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Mom-daughter births a celebration?Jan 14, 2012 4:00 am - I recently read the story about a mother and daughter giving birth the same day: big picture, smiling, doting mothers, even the doctor was in there. How cute, I first th...