Deerfield Opinion
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Punishing wealthy a senseless ideaJul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Fence Post contributor Russell Crom supports an idea of CBS's Dave Ross that calls for Bush's tax cuts to be extended for a year with strings attached. It would demand t...
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Obama gang paving way for new taxesJul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Well here it is, congressional recess time again, and I guess those guys need a rest after all the royal shafting they have given to those of us who still pay federal in...
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Signs of immaturity in Glen EllynJul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - We took a tour recently to check out the efforts the College of DuPage is making to beautify its sprawling campus in Glen Ellyn and came away impressed with the gleaming...
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All jobs important, not just teachers'Jul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Let me preface what I will say by stating that I recently taught for five years in the public school system. I have many teacher friends and have the utmost respect the ...
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A shameless act of poor parentingJul 31, 2010 11:00 pm - When I saw in the news that Rod Blagojevich and his wife brought their daughters to court for closing arguments, I was both amazed and saddened. I almost, but not quite,...
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Look closely at what Kirk hasn't done while in officeJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent revelations about the circumstances of Mark Kirk's 1976 Lake Michigan rescue cemented his credentials as a serial "misrememberer." And we're all familiar now ...
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Free market won't regulate itself, need common-sense reformJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I can think of no problem that is more important for us to understand than the root cause of the financial meltdown. I have read many Fence Post submissions, including a...
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Soldiers' sacrifices are front-page newsJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Recently, in a very small paragraph, the Daily Herald reported that in less than 12 days, 23 soldiers had lost their lives. I wonder how many were injured and how many c...
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Not shocked by Obama's business policyJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Usually we think of CEOs as sophisticated and data-driven, making tough choices based on hard facts. But CEOs have demonstrated incredible naiveté over the last decade t...
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More work needed to expand gun rightsJul 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Well it's finally settled. The Second Amendment is as the Founding Fathers wished it to be. Every elected politician swears on the Bible to uphold the Constitution. If t...