Deerfield Opinion
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Private sector better at running health careDec 15, 2010 10:00 pm - This letter is in response to your Nov. 14 story and Nov. 26 editorial comments. As I first read your story of how Medicare wouldn't pay for a woman's skilled nursing ca...
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District 46 bonuses defy taxpayersDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I just completed reading the article on the Grayslake School District cash bonus plan so efficiently doled out and approved by Superintendent Ellen Correll. Actually, I ...
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GOP must explain thinking on tax cutsDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I have always supported the President's desire to work with Republicans on all the legislation that he's tried to pass since the election. But by now it should be clear ...
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The unborn must not be marginalizedDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I am reading a book titled “Bonhoeffer,” who was a Lutheran minister in Germany during the rise of the Nazi regime. I am the son of German immigrants, who were gentle an...
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Let soldiers be free to be themselvesDec 14, 2010 10:00 pm - I am writing to inform you of my support for the repeal of “Don't Ask Don't Tell”. There is no reason for the discrimination against the brave men and women who choose ...
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Eat local food, eat healthierDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Kane County is focusing more on buying organic produce and an alternative is to support local farmers. Kane County should be boosting its economy by buying local produce...
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Mistake to resend Schakowsky to D.C.Dec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Congratulations, Illinois, you've now re-elected Jan Schakowsky, possibly the least comprehensive representative any state could want. Two more years of wasted space. Pa...
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Obama speech more harmful than goodDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Dec. 7, 1941, has had a long history of being a day we reflect on for the bombing of Pearl Harbor and how that act drew the United States into World War II. It was certa...
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View climate change over long termDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - In the aftermath of the Cancun Climate Change meetings, I would direct readers to http://www.accuracyproject.org/recordtemps.html, listing the record high and low temper...
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DREAM Act just another expenseDec 13, 2010 10:00 pm - Since there are so many children of U.S. citizens who cannot afford to attend college, why are so many people in favor of the DREAM Act? Unless I am misunderstanding som...