Northfield Opinion
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Too bad we don't have a leaderMay 04, 2010 11:00 pm - When you consider the economic times in the U.S., it is a real shame and disgrace that we have an immature, self-serving person like Obama in the White House, and no rea...
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GOP opposition is predictableMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Surely, no one is surprised by the Republican refusal to address financial reform. Let's face it, they are supported by: Wall Street, so why would they legislate in favo...
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Program cuts won't save moneyMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Anna Madrzyk did an excellent job of describing the impact state budget shortfalls are having on agencies that provide care to our disabled neighbors. But the problem wi...
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Pension series gives us valuable insightMay 03, 2010 11:00 pm - I think I may be like many people who are concerned about rising deficits, expanded entitlement programs, and the growth of government. I also think I'm like many people...
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Utilities should tell us of disruptionsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - After 5 weeks of enduring spotty DSL service in our neighborhood, presumably because of the phone company's seemingly endless wiring project going on at Ela and Florence...
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Recall too drastic a measure too soonMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - "To recall or not to recall; that is the question," to paraphrase the great William Shakespeare. It is the question that each resident of Buffalo Grove will have to deci...
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Time for Todd Stroger to move onMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - It's certainly no secret that we have been unimpressed with Todd Stroger's reign as Cook County Board president. We said as much in January when we declined to endorse h...
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Wheeling trustees blinded by thrill of developmentMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Why do we have Prairie Park? Two reasons: Trustees liked building stuff; some ingrained professional propensities and a dream that they will father a development (Sorry ...
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Illinois must not abandon at-risk kidsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - Stacy was an unemployed, homeless teen mother with a newborn when she sought help from a youth service agency. Today, she lives in an apartment and is enrolled in school...
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Misericordia thanks volunteers, donorsMay 02, 2010 11:00 pm - There is a sports adage that speaks to the strength of the human spirit: "When the going gets tough, the tough get going". The caring citizens of Palatine and neighborin...