Deerfield Opinion
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Just say no to Sen. NolandAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - This letter is in response to Pete Culver's Aug. 19 letter in which he tries to make the case that Sen. Mike Noland should be re-elected because he supports an income ta...
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Stem cell ruling clouds real issuesAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Embryonic stem cell research has once again come to a grinding halt in labs across the country following a federal district judge's ruling that President Obama's expande...
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A question for imam to answerAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - According to columnist Susan Estrich ("When mosque and convent are analogous," Daily Herald, Aug. 23), both ground zero mosque and convent at Auschwitz are analogous. Un...
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May missed chance on pension reformAug 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent news of Highland Park's pension scandal only confirms my belief that Karen May, Gov. Quinn and their allies have no vested interest in sincerely reforming Ill...
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Thank the bartender with your generosityAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - For five years I've been in the food and beverage industry as a bartender. This is a labor of love. Every time I have a shift I look forward going to work - you never re...
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Make the tough cuts before raising taxesAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Ms. Ryg, president of Voices for Illinois Children, in arguing that "the modernization our revenue structure needs to capture economic growth where it exists and improve...
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Irrational fears drive mosque debateAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I was reading Malcolm X's autobiography recently. After his pilgrimage to Mecca, he made the observation that Islam is a religion that preaches sisterhood and brotherhoo...
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Let the wealthy carry a larger loadAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - It's time to start shaming the super rich into carrying a bigger portion of our nation's tax load. Most of us can't imagine what it's like to be worth $100 million, but...
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Attack claim against chief makes no senseAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I just read an article in your newspaper titled "Antioch police chief on leave as officials probe attack claim." And since I have known police Chief Jim Foerster since h...
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GOP should show concern for needyAug 27, 2010 11:00 pm - An open letter to Peter Roskam and many Republican candidates: I keep hearing about your Christian and family values, yet it seems you have forgotten that caring about ...