Deerfield Opinion
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Civic education vital for our youthMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - In Jim Slusher’s “Voting is ‘Plan Only,’ and we have duty to help,” he quotes a reader who says the “solution (to problems in local government) is greater citizen involv...
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Bar associations rate candidates for judgeMar 18, 2012 10:00 pm - The judicial contests Cook County voters will decide March 20 include races for the 1st District Illinois Supreme Court, for six vacancies in the 1st District appellate ...
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Harsh words spewed from both right, leftMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - The recent letter by Chris Peterson blasting Rush Limbaugh can be unevenly matched with multiple left-leaning personalities who are far less successful than Mr. Limbaugh...
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Please, candidates, stop the phone callsMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - To all political parties and their various candidates: While I recognize that you, very cynically, have exempted yourselves from the provisions of the “Do Not Call” legi...
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So sad we can’t help each other anymoreMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - I’ve been reading about the case of Rodney Peterson, who offered two girls a ride in a snowstorm. Apparently, being a good Samaritan is now a crime. A lot of church past...
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Religious doesn’t necessarily mean uprightMar 17, 2012 5:00 am - As I recall, Texas Gov. Rick Perry declared his entering into the Republican primaries because “God told him to.” I am tired of all those who wear God on their sleeves a...
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Get handle on gas prices nowMar 16, 2012 9:28 pm - Some would argue that the gas and oil industry needs more control and regulation from our federal government in order to get a handle on erratic gas and diesel fuel pric...
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Abortion about money more than moralsMar 16, 2012 5:00 am - In 1975, I served as the expert witness before hearings of the Insurance Department of California (and at later hearings at the Department of Insurance of Illinois and F...
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Arbitrary courts in IllinoisMar 16, 2012 5:00 am - Recently the 2nd District appellate court (Elgin) ruled that the Lake County circuit court was justified in affirming the Property Tax Appeal Board’s (PTAB) decision to ...
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lkbrowdy. RW. 0310Mar 16, 2012 1:00 am - I am writing an endorsement letter favoring Mike Nerheim for Lake County state’s attorney. When I first met Mike, I was a victim in a case he prosecuted as an assistant ...