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Guest essay: Maine Center charity cruise shoves off June 10
The world’s economic crisis is constantly in the news. Attempts at local levels to deal with the problem have resulted in blame-finding and dollar-cutbacks in every phase of governmental budgetary funding. Regardless of how we got here and why the money just isn’t there, a …
Maybe the bond issues for School District 67 did not pass because people believe the school board is less-than-competent and quite arrogant. They bring up these issues about leaks and repairs. Did all this happen last week? Did their previous budgets include repairs and replacements? …
Letter to the editor: Tree fee unfair to property owners
[Editor’s note: Trustees at the March 12 village board meeting voted down a proposal to require a $75 permit fee before chopping down a tree with a diameter of 10 inches as measured at a height of 4.5 feet from the ground.] There are several …
Letter to the editor: Honor emergency dispatchers during second week in April
I am writing this letter regarding an important group of professionals who work behind the scenes alongside police and fire departments. These are the people who dispatch your police, fire, and emergency medical services. They are responsible for answering your calls and sending help when …
Letter to the editor: Say no to District 67 school referendum
In tough economic times, citizens need to say “no” to school-referendum tax hikes. Like all of us, District 67 needs to budget with what they have. Here, their track record over the past years is not good. When citizens vote “yes” all administrators often get …
In a recent letter, a familiar author’s assertions continue to sound like a broken record (for younger folks, that’s repeating the same meaningless noise over and over and over again). A local business had recently sought a special-use permit to open up. Their permit was …
Letter to the editor: Another tavern, another TIF?
A recent request to put a karaoke bar on Waukegan Road was given a “no recommendation” from the Building and Zoning Board of Morton Grove. It seems like the pleas from several residents not to approve it had an influence on the board’s decision. The …
Letter to the editor: Protecting trees leaves village in better shape
The trees of Morton Grove serve many important functions to us as a community: reduction of noise, moderation of temperature, support of wildlife, beautification of our village, increase in property values,and restoration of oxygen to the air. I encourage the village Board of Trustees to …
Letter to the editor: Support School District 67 referendums
My husband and I moved to Morton Grove nearly seven years ago, about to become parents for the first time. We were happy to find a nice house in a village with great amenities, close to Chicago. We did not truly understand then, as soon-to-be …
Letter to the editor: Planning your 2012? Consult your 2011
Time is a fragile thing. Poets, painters and physicists each try to define it. You and I get to live it. But what should we do when it’s over? As in that old calendar you just took down from the kitchen wall. The pragmatists and …
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of the outstanding teachers and staff in our schools, specifically School Districts 62, 63, 64, 207, Notre Dame College Prep and Our Lady of Destiny. My organization, Maine Community Youth Assistance Foundation, works with these …
Mr. Matz in his letter of Dec. 29 refers to my previous week’s letter, saying it was negative and not correct. He says we should not be looking at the past. However, not looking at past mistakes is not a prudent way to do future …
Letter to the editor: On ride of our lives at speed of modern communication
Verizon, the world’s largest phone carrier, just backed down in the face of the American version of the Arab Spring — an instant wave of Twitter protests from unhappy customers about intended price hikes. You wonder how the history of the world would have been …
Letter to the Editor for Jan. 5, 2012
Thanks bestowed to teachers and staff I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the outstanding teachers and staff in our schools, specifically School Districts 62, 63, 64, 207, Notre Dame Prep and Our Lady of Destiny. My organization, Maine Community Youth Assistance …
Letter to the editor: The proof’s in the progress
Morton Grove is looking forward. But it’s hard to look ahead when you’re always looking back. The TIF’s are just one tool used to transform a community. Can anyone say that Waukegan Road isn’t a more welcoming and inviting street today and that it has …
