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Article: Voters: Pay attention now or we all pay later.(Neighbor)(Around Naperville)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- February 6, 2007
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Byline: Stephanie Penick
I recall when my brother Jim and I were young adults. He'd just returned from serving as a yeoman on a ship during the Vietnam era and complained, "I'm so poor, I can't even pay attention."
Though my brother is pretty witty, he later said he took the one-liner from another mate - and who knows the actual origin?
But what's interesting is to flip that quip around when it comes to paying attention to what's happening in the community. Otherwise, the consequences of public policies might affect taxes so much that the cost of living here grows beyond our means.
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