Deerfield Opinion
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Second Amendment has leaders in checkJul 08, 2011 12:00 am - In the June 26 Fence Post letter, “Selling guns to cartels is bad policy,” the writer noted that this was an idiotic ATF policy and asked why President Obama would allow...
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Tough limits on coal bad for consumersJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - The president, Congress and the EPA are legislating strict regulations on the coal and electric power industries. That forces many coal mines to close and in turn forces...
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U.S. companies hardly at a disadvantageJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Republicans are fond of saying that the United States has a high corporate tax rate, and because of this our corporations operate at a competitive disadvantage in the wo...
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Flag a reminder of unity we should seekJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - Flag Day has come and gone. Our flag flew over the steps by our front window. It is a decades-old cotton flag sewn in strips for the stripes with each five-point, white ...
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Why life is better north of the borderJul 07, 2011 12:00 am - There were thousands of cars, campers, SUVs, pickup trucks and recreational vehicles headed north into Wisconsin July 1 for the Fourth of July weekend, and any of theses...
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Spending cuts must be well thought outJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - Economics, especially with respect to government, can be very confusing. We hear so much from right-wing pundits and the tea party that the debt ceiling should not be ra...
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An idea to promote goodness in peopleJul 06, 2011 1:00 am - Could we plan to have one day of goodness in the world? All people are born with the ability to do good. Almost all people want to do good. And many people do good. Can ...
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Religion infringes on a civil rightJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - As Mr. Emmit Lehman’s June 17 rebuttal of my letter using most of his space to not once, but five times publicly question my political intent, nowhere in my letter or in...
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Lake County casino would need special safeguardsJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - The bill to significantly expand gambling in Illinois has been criticized for many reasons, but it was one aspect of the plan that drew the ire of anti-gambling activist...
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Shootings show failure of justice systemJul 06, 2011 12:00 am - Last night, I saw a TV interview of a mom on the Chicago South Side after her 7-year-old daughter had been shot and wounded in the leg. The mom said “I’m OK because she’...