Deerfield Opinion
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Executions should be allowedFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - I have been reading for some time now that there is a shortage of drugs for executions because the only company in Italy stopped manufacturing them. When a murderer brut...
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Can’t compare legal immigrants to illegal onesFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - Providenzia Penny Bonadonna Donehoo, you have confused many issues in your letter to Fence Post. There is no sentiment toward legal immigrants in this country. This coun...
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Snowy sidewalks hazardous to kidsFeb 11, 2011 12:00 am - The snow stopped days ago, yet people still have not cleared their sidewalks off. For kids who walk to school or stand at bus stops, this is a substantial safety concern...
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Expanded coverage right for AmericaFeb 10, 2011 11:00 pm - We as a nation are finally moving in the right direction taking care of the underinsured and uninsured. Working in the health care industry, I’ve seen that without a dou...
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Right-wing media is suppressing newsFeb 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Because conservatives control 90 percent of American media, I often have to read foreign newspapers for stories suppressed in the U.S. As an example, American newspapers...
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Gun laws need a second lookFeb 10, 2011 11:00 pm - The Tucson massacre has revived the gun-control debate. Well-regulated militias and single shotguns were essential to winning the Revolutionary War. The Boston Massacre ...
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Every human life is a giftFeb 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Years ago I took a course in business ethics. The instructor highlighted the difficulty in making moral decisions in complicated environments. One thing he said stays wi...
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Digging Metra a clearer future pathFeb 10, 2011 12:00 am - Newly hired Metra Executive Director Alex Clifford came from sunny California just in time to watch how the region’s rail agency handled a blizzard and historic snow tot...
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Separation issue came up laterFeb 10, 2011 12:00 am - Mike Perlman seems concerned about the “moment of silence” every morning at Bartlett High School, calling it “absolutely disgusting.” He then informs us that: “Our Found...
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Walsh doesn’t mind this intrusionFeb 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Congressman Walsh campaigned on a platform of “Taking our Country Back” and the notion that government is too intrusive in our lives and there is too much governme...