Northfield Opinion
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Lake Arlington path as dangerous as everSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - The path around Lake Arlington has become a dangerous obstacle course. No longer is it safe for families, young children, babies in strollers or seniors to simply walk a...
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Angry at Arlington Heights for ticketSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - Last month, my husband and I enjoyed an evening with a nice dinner and concert in downtown Arlington Heights UNTIL we reached our car in the parking garage. What a surpr...
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Complains Dist. 214 budget is just paperSep 26, 2011 4:00 am - District 214 is very proud of the fact that they have balanced their budget for 17 straight years. This is a shallow and meaningless boast. They can make the budget say ...
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It’s time to call out GOP as obstructionistSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - What? Another long delay in job funds for disaster relief, debt ceiling crisis? Now the Republicans are delaying the signing of Obama’s jobs bill that could get this cou...
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Teach kids to make good food choicesSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - Barbara Gier’s letter (“Obesity battle begins at home,” Sept. 14) has cut through the clutter to address a core matter. Today’s overscheduled parents sometimes feel forc...
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For GOP, it’s ‘all about them’Sep 24, 2011 4:00 am - Republicans say we cannot tax the “job creators.” This makes no sense. Job creators create jobs to serve markets and make profits. If an opportunity exists to serve new ...
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Let’s end private campaign donationsSep 24, 2011 4:00 am - Gov. Rick Perry wants to be our president. My vote awaits his future dialogue. I am not committed to his vote. Mr. Perry has had meetings with Merck drug company and acc...
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Let people prosper by their own doingSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - I love people trying to make a political point by citing history about which they have no knowledge. Larry Barbarek suggested that the laissez-faire policies of Calvin C...
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Look past the lies about oil reservesSep 22, 2011 4:00 am - There was a time in the past when Sen. Joe Wilson called out President Obama for lying. I don’t believe our president’s penchant for that style of speaking has diminishe...
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Definition crucial in religion debateSep 21, 2011 4:00 am - The Herald reported on Aug. 27 that Mr. Rob Sherman filed a lawsuit seeking $100,000 in damages against the village of Buffalo Grove. The suit claims that, because the v...