Deerfield Opinion
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Make a difference in local politicsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Isn't it ironic, we had this big ballyhoo about the tea parties in our last election, and they indeed did do some damage, getting some good people out of office, but wha...
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Cool the hype on death panelsJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - My conservative friends will be upset with me for saying this, but can we please chill out on the death panel hype? I do want to repeal Obama Care and replace it with a ...
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Many failures led to Muddy Paws shelter disasterJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - We look at the mess that is Muddy Paws Dog Rescue in Deer Park and we ask: How could this happen here? How could what was once an established, well-known animal shelter ...
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Blame ourselves for China's riseJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Many thanks to columnist Froma Harrop for saying what had to be said. China knew they would never defeat us in an armed confrontation, so instead they have defeated us ...
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Tax on out-of-state purchases unfairJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - The premise of the recent front page article, “State says Web isn't tax-free,” is ridiculous. Collecting sales tax on items purchased on the Web when the seller does not...
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Beware FCC control of InternetJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - During the time my family and I lived overseas, we were on hand for the military overthrow of a government. Nine years later, another faction began military action (in t...
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Trickle-down theory has failed usJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Since the administration of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s, Republicans have extolled the advantages of lowering the top marginal tax rate, suggesting taxing the wealthy les...
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Up to Madigan to bless tax increaseJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - Men like State Sen. Michael Noland with fortitude and intelligence to take a risky political move to advocate an increase from 3 to 5 percent in our state income tax are...
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Still no answers in Elgin clear-cutJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - People are still asking me what happened when they see our houses from Route 19 or at the cul-de-sac on Bruce Drive. In 2004 the city of Elgin paid Elgin Toyota $75,000 ...
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Letter was rude and ill-timedJan 02, 2011 10:00 pm - I am replying to a letter published in Fence Post on Dec. 21. The letter, written by Frank Sears of Buffalo Grove, should have been signed Ebenezer Scrooge. This is the ...