Northfield Opinion
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Musings during a frigid DecemberDec 24, 2010 11:00 am - Just wanted to publicly thank Al Gore for inventing global warming. Philip Roos Arlington Heights ...
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Is abortion our nation's undoing?Dec 24, 2010 11:00 am - I recently read an article in the Herald stating that according to the 2010 census, the only increase in the number of young people was in the Hispanic population. I und...
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Impatience won't get you there fasterDec 23, 2010 6:00 am - Much of the Fence Post writings seem to be getting too intense; so on the lighter side, would someone write in and explain the following behavior to me? Time and again (...
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The good old days were in the '90sDec 23, 2010 6:00 am - Looking in the rearview mirror and separated by 10 years, Billy Clinton sure is looking good. Jack Halpin Arlington Heights ...
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Stop the borrowing against our childrenDec 23, 2010 5:00 am - Our legislators have failed us again. Instead of representing constituents, they continue to offer powerful special interest groups extraordinary retirement benefits. Th...
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Pensions, Social Security not similarDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - In response to Mr. Urbanek's letter (Fence Post, Nov. 22) telling us how fortunate we are to be paying into the Teachers Retirement System, I have never seen a letter so...
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Legal marijuana would harm youthsDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Mr. Dan Linn, the director of Illinois NORML, wants this state to legalize cannabis for taxation purposes to help the state out of its debt and for supposedly adult cons...
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A sure way to check for explosivesDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - I have the solution to the touchy feely problem at airports around the country. Why not use bomb buckets like bomb and arson units use to detonate explosives safely? A p...
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You can't beet this for enterpriseDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - It may sound like a poultice your great grandmother mixed up to treat whatever ailed you, this concoction of beet juice, salt brine and calcium chloride. Truth is, it co...
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Teach acceptance of all types of studentsDec 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Condolences to Mr. John Halligan who recently lost his son, Ryan. Ryan was bullied in school. Our schools do a great job teaching race relations, accepting illegal immig...