Northfield Opinion
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Don't legislate from the bench, make changeJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Let me preface my comments by saying I don't own a gun and have never have. This isn't about that as much as the rule of law. Less than four months ago Justice Sotomayo...
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Politicians created teacher pension problemsJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - I think the media has wrongly labeled "teachers" as receiving hefty, six-figure pensions. The recipients of these big pensions are superintendents and administrators, no...
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Mayor Daley fails citizens by backing gun banJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Unfortunately, a brave young man goes overseas to a theater of war twice only to come back to the dangerous streets of Chicago to be killed here. Statistically Chicago i...
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Brady will put Illinois on track, change status quoJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - I am writing in response to Jim Peterson's June 19 editorial "Quinn victory will put state on track". In Mr. Peterson's editorial he says that Governor Quinn is "a good ...
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Hold Obama to tougher standardsJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - The president went on TV trying to explain why he's been doing almost nothing but golfing since the "worst disaster in our history," noting that since day one, he has be...
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War won't solve Afghanistan issueJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Over a year ago we learned of the additional commitment of troops to Afghanistan. Many of the reports suggested even more troops would be needed. A number of military of...
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Navarrette fails to show whole pictureJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - I have generally found Ruben Navarrette's articles interesting, relatively balanced, and straightforward. His rebuttal published on June 8 is disappointing for his stand...
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It's time for an Illinois tea partyJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that the Daily Herald has proclaimed, in a front page news story, that Cook County is perfectly within its right to mount red-light cameras within municipal boundari...
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Residents should act to cut D211 budgetJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Residents within Township High School District 211 are and should be concerned on why their property tax bills keep going up. Many are angry and may not be sure who is r...
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Obama was right to oust McChrystalJul 05, 2010 11:00 pm - Now that Gen. McChrystal has been fired we can expect to hear the usual uninformed lemming responses from the "Obama is always wrong" club. The sad thing is that 90 perc...