Northfield Opinion
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Obama’s lack of experience showingAug 03, 2011 3:00 am - There were many who felt Barack Obama wasn’t qualified to be president of the United States. You can include our current vice president and secretary of state among thos...
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Let’s target those who pay no taxesAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - In response to Froma Harrop’s July 10 column claiming “The people do indeed want higher taxes,” she fails to mention that nearly half of U.S. households pay zero federal...
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Gambling interests are too involvedAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - The legislators and business interests from the two most corrupt states in America are collaborating on video poker. Evidently Louisiana’s very own casino empire king, N...
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Show support for peaceful NorwayAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - It is heartbreaking to me now that eight short months ago my family and I walked the beautiful streets of Oslo, Norway. My daughter was studying in Copenhagen, Denmark, ...
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Soccer’s day in U.S. is sure to comeJul 31, 2011 5:00 am - Overweight, middle-aged, T. rex sports writers aside, anyone who watched the women’s World Cup “gets it.” Hollywood could not craft a better story than the one played by...
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Proper terms should be usedJul 31, 2011 5:00 am - Is it a policy of the Daily Herald to print verbatim from news releases? I refer to the July 14 “Northwest suburbs in 60 seconds” column that used the Pro-Life Action Le...
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Do your part to keep the earth cleanJul 31, 2011 5:00 am - The pollution in the city of Chicago is horrible. Many people have been talking about it, but nothing has been done to actually fix the problem. One of the problems is t...
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Harper remedial program grows successful adultsJul 31, 2011 3:00 am - Some young adults were disappointed to learn Harper College officials believed they needed a bridge into college life. Monika Pasek didn't want to hear that she needed t...
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Graphic posters serve a purposeJul 31, 2011 3:00 am - Recently, the Pro-Life Action League visited numerous locations throughout the Chicago area as part of our 12th annual Face the Truth Tour, during which dozens of volunt...
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Try this for a little motivationJul 31, 2011 3:00 am - A simple way to resolve the debt crisis is to stop all paychecks to all government officials — Congress and the administration — as the first act of default. My guess i...