Deerfield Opinion
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Define yourself as simply AmericanSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Let me get this straight. When a black person spouts their black pride it's justified, but when a white person does the same it's a hate crime? Personally I believe obse...
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Fix small problems before big overhaulSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - If the government takes over health care, it would be a disaster. First, the people who work for Medicare have to be better trained. Example one: I had a pain in my foot...
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Fake grass roots effort aims to derail reformSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Health insurance companies and big pharma have launched an AstroTurf campaign against reforming health care. They are paying millions of dollars to get people to write l...
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Obama playing the ultimate shell gameSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - If you ever watch those street corner guys doing shell games, they always try to distract you at the critical time so you lose track of the prize. See if you can see a s...
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Lords Park Zoo is important part of ElginSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - My grandfather told me one of the reasons he came to Elgin was because of the very Beautiful Lords Park. I grew up going to Lords Park almost daily as a kid in nice weat...
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Retreating on treatment plans?Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Caregivers should read president "I'm not thinking about THAT"' in his own words: "Whether, sort of in the aggregate, society making those decisions to give my grandmoth...
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Let's learn from Iran, North KoreanSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I am totally opposed to the political regimes in North Korea and Iran. However, I'll give those two countries credit for one thing. Unlike the United States, they guard...
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Does Chevy Volt have a future?Sep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I read with interest your Aug. 12 account of the Chevy Volt plug-in electric car due in showrooms late next year. According to "230 MPG?" by Katie Merx and Jeff Green of...
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Now's not the time to put money in trainsSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - I couldn't believe the recent news conference report that the governors of Illinois, Michigan and Missouri were endorsing a plan to develop bullet trains that will conne...
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Let's put a stop to racial profilingSep 04, 2009 11:00 pm - With regard to racial profiling, I truly believe that the term is over used and incorrect. Profiling is used in almost every thing we do from consumer goods to political...