Deerfield Opinion
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Now is not time for new village hallMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in regards to the article "Mundelein buying downtown parcel for future village hall" on April 2. This is outrageous after all the cuts the village is doing,...
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Home insurance 'bailout' not fairMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Really? REALLY? I just found out via the Huffington Post about a bill before Congress right now, HR2555, the Homeowner's Defense Act. This bill would add $200 billion to...
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Get more facts before criticizing hiringMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The Daily Herald editorial staff needs to check with the Daily Herald human resources staff on what questions a former employer will answer about an employee. In most ca...
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Working to improve safety in IllinoisMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - The legislature sent two very important pieces of legislation to the governor's desk. Both bills are designed to improve public safety. As the sponsor of these bills, I ...
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Lawmakers should be held accountableMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - State law requires the governor to submit, and lawmakers to pass, a balanced budget each year. If lawmakers have been doing their job, Illinois would not be in the finan...
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Pension series lacked balanceMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Although it is an issue that needs to be discussed, as a retired teacher I am dismayed at your headlines this week that lead the public to believe that all Illinois teac...
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Immigration law aims to preserve libertyMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - With all the ballyhoo about the new law in Arizona the ever-familiar ring of prejudice has struck again in our country. I have heard there are more immigrants leaving th...
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Cost of gas only starts at pumpMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - You know that really cute commercial that shows all the types of energy available to us - wind, solar, natural gas, coal and oil - and then it goes on to say that oil is...
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Teachers must give like the rest of usMay 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Every day I hear or read about some organization asking for a tax increase for education. Of course they don't call it a tax increase, they call it education funding. If...
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Lesson in ordnanceMay 06, 2010 11:00 pm - In reply to Gus Gustafson's letter, "No one in U.S. should have an AK-47," having been around firearms, having had law enforcement experience, I can say there are a few ...