Deerfield Opinion
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Stepping up in challenging timesJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - You have to admire the people who see a need in their community and dive in headlong to fill it while the rest of us wring our hands and weigh options. One of those doer...
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The good and bad of public schoolsJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - After another sleepless night over a horrible experience that happened to my youngest son at a public school with a bully, I wake up to read that Tracy Seaver says she c...
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Heart warmed by veterans receptionJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I am a Coast Guard veteran that marched in the Rolling Meadows Memorial Day parade. It was a honor and a pleasure to see all the Rolling Meadows citizens come out and gi...
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Group's work should inspire residentsJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Myself and fellow local taxpayer watchdogs have been trying for over 5 years now to convince the Grayslake District 46 school board to post their check journals and othe...
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Punish deed not breedJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Living in a large suburban 'city' like Elgin, it was only a matter of time before an incident involving a pit bull, or pit bull-like dog, made headlines. The incident i...
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Another affront from Stroger & Co.Jun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - It's more than nice that Cook County officials paid tribute last Thursday to one of the suburbs' most legendary county commissioners by renaming Shoe Factory Road Woods ...
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The uninsured pose too great a costJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Forty million residents without health care coverage are an epidemic at any time. Just visit any hospital today and see the increased number of isolation patients with c...
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Senate race presents lesser of two evilsJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Get out and vote, we're told. You have no right to complain if you don't. That is what I have always believed and still do. Yet over the years I have found myself voting...
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Tax bills hit homeowners hardJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - What homeowner in Lake County was elated upon receiving their latest property tax bill? With all of the new development and growth in Lake County, why are existing homeo...
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With benefits come responsibilityJun 05, 2010 11:00 pm - While I am not without sympathy for Liuan Chen Huska's mother's situation (see Guest Columnist 5/31/10), her mother is in America illegally, as was her stepfather. If th...