Deerfield Opinion
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A second look at energy-saving bulbsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - Took President Obama's advice and bought some of his recommended energy-saving light bulbs. Guess what: These bulbs contain mercury, a toxic pollutant. And guess what el...
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Duncan's approach will fail studentsMar 31, 2010 11:00 pm - > President Obama selected Arne Duncan to be his education man in Washington. The man quotes education bumper stickers (Stephen Colbert, Oct. 5 2009) and plays basketbal...
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Hasta la vista, Mr. LimbaughMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I hope Rush Limbaugh honors his commitment to move to Costa Rica now that the health care reform bill has been passed over the objections of his right wing Tea Party fri...
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Don't approve this subdivisionMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - To my fellow residents of Hampshire: A senior development: At first thought it sounds great. A senior development means a development with no kids to pay school expenses...
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Obama's mistaken on Middle EastMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - It's ironic that Sara Kalina of Arlington Heights had her letter captioned "Israeli settlements impair peace effort" published on the same day that Charles Krauthammer's...
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Insurers secretly love health care billMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - If we look back in history to the early 1900s we can see a similar scenario. Back then people were concerned about the amount of control that a few big banks had over t...
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Coverage reflected Hansen's integrityMar 30, 2010 11:00 pm - I want to compliment your paper on the excellence of the coverage of the death of Cook County Commissioner Carl Hansen. I had the privilege of working in minor capacitie...
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School cuts and the college boundMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - It's a tough time of year for high school seniors. In the next few weeks, they'll have to finally commit to a college for next fall, taking into account family finances,...
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Health care vote helps peopleMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I would like to thank Senators Durbin and Burris as well as Representatives Bean and Foster along with many others who made health care reform a reality. I particularly ...
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Springfield must be held accountableMar 29, 2010 11:00 pm - I have attended many school board meetings in my day, but the meeting on March 15 in U-46 was one of the saddest I have ever seen. In the Daily Herald's report on March ...