Northfield Opinion
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Gas numbers don’t add upJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - When crude oil was $147 per barrel regular gasoline was about $4.30 per gallon. Now crude oil is about $100 per barrel and regular gasoline is about $4.30 per gallon. Us...
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Show support for COD journalistsJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - The replacement of College of DuPage professor Cathy Stablein as adviser to the Courier student newspaper is a thinly veiled attempt to get rid of a highly skilled, awar...
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Sign the gambling bill, governorJun 19, 2011 7:00 pm - Gov. Quinn wants to hear from the public before deciding whether or not to sign SB 744 into law. The public, however, has already spoken through its duly elected represe...
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More guns would mean more deathsJun 19, 2011 7:00 pm - I am very disappointed at the Illinois State Rifle Association following the recent flash mob attacks on Chicago’s Gold Coast, which stated that if Illinois were allowed...
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Thanks for giving to ALS foundationJun 19, 2011 7:00 pm - On behalf of the Les Turner ALS Foundation, I want to thank our volunteers, sponsors and generous individuals who helped make the recent Tag Days donation drives a huge ...
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Pensions can’t be paid without moneyJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Regarding the letter from the gentleman from Schaumburg on pensions: He is right. A deal is a deal is a deal — until it is broken. It happens all the time. Just ask the ...
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What Illinois’ symbols really should beJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - The recent reporting on the legislation passed in Springfield was clear but certainly not comprehensive. What’s omitted is a key legislative change, sure to be signed pr...
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Teachers are in the trenches, tooJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Back in the 1970s when Vietnam veterans returned from serving our country, people spit at them. Years later, people realized how horribly we treated those who fought on ...
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Keep racism out of birth certificate flapJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - In response to John Ostberg’s May 28 Fence Post letter, the president was asked many times about his birth certificate. All he had to do was show it. He brought the cont...
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Rauschenberger shows real leadershipJun 17, 2011 1:00 am - There has been much talk lately about the lack of leadership within the ranks of our elected officials. It also has often been said that integrity is doing the right thi...