Deerfield Opinion
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Taxes will rise only if we let themDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I'm not surprised there are so many of us who are stunned and confused by our new, higher property tax bills. We all had the opportunity to once again vote in people who...
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Abortion, Holocaust both horribly wrongDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - I am sorry to say, I did not read the original Fence Post letter from someone who was equating abortion (“choice”) to the Holocaust. I did however read the response on D...
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For job creation, help disabledDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Congratulations to the challengers and incumbents who were winners in the state elections for governor and the General Assembly. As we often read and heard from the cand...
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Body scans are step in wrong directionDec 09, 2010 10:00 pm - Regarding the full body scanners at airports, some say that they are a small price to pay for safety. But is this really just a trivial matter? The Fourth Amendment proh...
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New revenues never solve problemsDec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Remember when there was no state income tax, only a sales tax? The Illinois legislature passed a sales tax and that was going to fix the economy. Remember when the sale...
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Where's this celebrated economic recovery?Dec 08, 2010 10:00 pm - Here we go again, hearing lip service by the administration, telling us how things are getting so much better. The economy is getting better, the jobless numbers are goi...
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U.S. should end ties to U.N.Dec 08, 2010 12:00 am - It has become apparent to me, that membership and economic support of the United Nations, although once a good idea, has become a negative as far as the United States of...
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Protect America's wildernessDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Last Monday marked 50 years to the day since President Eisenhower established what would become one of America's most beloved natural treasures: the Arctic National Wild...
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Blame schools for your tax increasesDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - If you want a good candidate to blame for the excessive tax increases in townships of Schaumburg, Elk Grove and Barrington, look no further than Palatine-Schaumburg High...
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A measure of faith in political changeDec 08, 2010 12:00 am - Who would have thought that a blueprint for controlling government excess would come from a Chicago Democrat? Yet, here we have new Cook County Board President Toni Prec...