Deerfield Opinion
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Help serve legal needs of troopsNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - When we see a man or woman in uniform, most of us say “thank you for your service.” This Veteran’s Day, we can do more than that. We can help defend their legal rights. ...
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Village expenditures hard to fathomNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Over the last four years, the property values in Wheeling have dropped between 20 percent and 30 percent while over that same period the village of Wheeling has raised t...
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Bond sale is unnecessaryNov 06, 2011 11:00 pm - As reported in the Oct. 8 issue of the Daily Herald, I stated that the $20 million of working cash fund bonds that District 214 is planning to sell is totally unnecessar...
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Occupy protests simplistic, misguidedNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - The Occupy Wall Street gaggle of protesters who honk “Banks got bailed out! We got sold out!” ought to get their facts straight. The $245 billion lent — not given — to b...
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Public deserves Grayslake school board member’s resignationNov 06, 2011 5:00 am - We generally don’t think of school board members or those running for the school board as politicians. And certainly, many may not be masters of every nuance of election...
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Standing tall as ever for Herman CainNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - Thanks, Politico! I’ve always admired Herman Cain, but your recent “revelations,” taken straight from the left’s Clarence Thomas playbook, have solidified my support for...
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Hit-and-run driver callous, foolishNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I don’t want to be one of those people who just rants on and on about how cruel the people of this world are. However, after reading “Elgin police seek driver in hit-and...
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Give race tracks sports bookNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I have the solution to the slot machines at race tracks issue. Instead of slot machines at racetracks, give them a sports book option. Why not? We have all other forms o...
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More obstructionism, fewer rights for usNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - The obstructionists are on top of their game. The debt ceiling issue was pressed to zero hour by the Republicans before it was put in the hands of a Super Committee. The...
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Find alternaitves to culling wildlifeNov 05, 2011 6:06 am - I concur with a recent letter writer who rightfully asserted that humans and coyotes can manage to coexist. The culling or killing of animals that overpopulate is never ...