Deerfield Opinion
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Unions make for a healthy middle classMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - I really cannot believe people who put down unions. They have very short memories. Twenty-nine miners died in the Upper Big Branch Mine in West Virginia last April 5 bec...
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Whose side are lawmakers on?Mar 21, 2011 12:00 am - It is interesting to see how some view the 14 Democratic senators of Wisconsin as somehow being heroic in their attempt to derail the recently passed law dealing with pu...
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Supporting creationism can be costlyMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Dover Area School Board decided in 2004 that its science teachers would read a statement on creationism during ninth-grade biology classes. Eleven parents sued the d...
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Internet tax another blow to businessMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - Our governor believes his new Internet tax on retailers will save “main street” jobs. Did you know that taxes drive jobs away? Duh! The Performance Marketing Association...
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BG would benefit from having Stein on boardMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I am proud to say I served with Andy Stein on the Buffalo Grove Zoning Board of Appeals for 5½ years. Andy Stein listened intently to all the applicants that came before...
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Communities need federal workersMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - In recent months, a great deal of misinformation has been circulating in the media and elsewhere — much of it driven by elected officials — that somehow the government c...
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Cuts in services now a civil rights issueMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I am writing on behalf of 11,500 Illinois citizens with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are languishing on waiting lists hoping to be able to receive cri...
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Schaumburg police nab burglars prontoMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I want to recognize the Schaumburg Police Department for the fantastic job they did in arresting the burglars that broke into our home March 10th. I stopped home for a m...
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So, when were you going to mention the snakes?Mar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I read with alarm Sheila Ahern’s article in your March 14th issue regarding poisonous rattlesnakes complicating construction plans for Wheeling’s new bike and pedestrian...
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Glad Cruisers found a home in PalatineMar 20, 2011 6:00 pm - I wasn’t aware this (Rolling Meadows Cruisers Car Club) classic car show had lost its home in Rolling Meadows, but nonetheless, was thrilled to hear that Palatine approv...