Deerfield Opinion
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Don't believe bill won't fund abortionsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Senator Dick Durbin's recent article in the editorial page proudly notes that thousands of Catholic nuns approved the health reform bill because of the safeguards built ...
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Why can't we make immigration work?Jun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - There is much ado about immigrants, illegal or legal. Who is to blame for this mess? We are! It goes back to the Mexican-American war of 1845 when we "won" a large part ...
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It's in our power to end all warsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Man is not wired for war. Newsweek recently featured "War Stories." As a World War II veteran I was stationed at the Newton D. Baker General Hospital in West Virginia. I...
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Yearning for the Bush yearsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Rock star personage can take a president only so far. If truth be told, President Obama is just as ordinary and helpless at times as the rest of us. When will President ...
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Kirk's service record is one of great honorJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - If Mark Kirk were a Democrat, the issue of medals would not be an issue. His opponent for U.S. Senate, Alexi Giannoulias, never served in the military, but managed to gr...
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Making the case for concealed carryJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent incident in which an 80-year-old man defended his family with a handgun illustrates the need for Illinois, and Chicago in particular, to finally pass legislat...
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Maintain mental health fundingJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Mental illness strikes as many as one in five families, yet treatment and care for those who suffer from mental illness is all but ignored by the state of Illinois. The ...
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Give us news; leave out the preachingJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I was absolutely disgusted to see an article on May 29 called "Celebrate your special day by recognizing God's blessings." This is a newspaper, not a church bulletin let...
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Anti-intellectualism isn't the answerJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - If Dr. Mazeski doesn't understand how more people with health insurance saves money, he might also struggle understanding a lower manufacturer's unit price on large orde...
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Kirk only told truth after he got caughtJun 09, 2010 11:00 pm - The June 1 Daily Herald has a brief article and pictures of the two candidates, Kirk is to "fix" any incorrect military claims and chastised Giannoulias for spending mon...