Deerfield Opinion
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Illinois needs fresh startSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I know it seems like a long way away, but November will come quickly and we need to be ready to say enough is enough when we step into that ballot box on Election Da...
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Find real solutions on immigrationSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - My wife and I are deeply disappointed by the remarks made by the 8th Congressional District candidates regarding immigration as reported in the Daily Herald Sept. 12. We...
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Parker's Muslim column hereticalSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I understand that this is mostly a letter and thoughts of the writer - columnist Kathleen Parker - but she must have not said that everyone in America thinks like her. I...
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Act now to fix 'Grayslake Crawl'Sep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Route 120 traffic through Grayslake is a crawl every day. This morning, it was like a merge of people turning right from Garfield Blvd. to go up the incline, over the tr...
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Saturday Soapbox: Getting textySep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Getting texty: Seen on a bumper sticker this week: "Guns don't kill people; drivers with cell phones do." Also seen, on a Schaumburg municipal sign: "Texting and ...
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U.S. should stand firm against mosqueSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Can you tell me one good reason why I should sit back and let Imam Feisel Abdul Rauf tell me what is not hallowed ground? It is not his hallowed ground to him. It might...
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Daley machine won't be missedSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The machine finally falls. Since I was old enough to vote, the city of Chicago was under control of the Daleys - and a few others between times. His father was a good te...
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Health insurance remains elusiveSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing this to express my disappointment in health insurance. I was recently laid off last February. I have been employed on a temporary basis since June, but with...
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Here's why people vote RepublicanSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - I often wonder how members of the political right can cling to their beliefs in the face of overwhelming evidence to the contrary. Some 41 percent of Republicans believe...
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Keep the country moving forwardSep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Most Americans are frustrated but not ignorant (unless you count the "Obama is a Muslim" and the birther fringes), but they do tend to have a rather short attention span...