Northfield Opinion
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Thank God for the great state of ArizonaJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - I find it appalling that the Mexican President, Felipe Calderon has the nerve to visit our great country and criticize the Arizona law. The immigration law in Mexico is ...
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Paying promised pensions is only fairJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - At age 68, I retired from a community college with a pension of $30,000 per year. Many writers of letters to your editor would feel that this is way too much - that in t...
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Urge governor to veto gambling billJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The Illinois House passed and sent to the governor HB 4927 - a very bad bill. It would make it impossible for the State Gaming Board to regulate who operates some 45,000...
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Don't believe bill won't fund abortionsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Senator Dick Durbin's recent article in the editorial page proudly notes that thousands of Catholic nuns approved the health reform bill because of the safeguards built ...
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Why can't we make immigration work?Jun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - There is much ado about immigrants, illegal or legal. Who is to blame for this mess? We are! It goes back to the Mexican-American war of 1845 when we "won" a large part ...
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It's in our power to end all warsJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Man is not wired for war. Newsweek recently featured "War Stories." As a World War II veteran I was stationed at the Newton D. Baker General Hospital in West Virginia. I...
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Kirk's service record is one of great honorJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - If Mark Kirk were a Democrat, the issue of medals would not be an issue. His opponent for U.S. Senate, Alexi Giannoulias, never served in the military, but managed to gr...
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Making the case for concealed carryJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent incident in which an 80-year-old man defended his family with a handgun illustrates the need for Illinois, and Chicago in particular, to finally pass legislat...
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Maintain mental health fundingJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Mental illness strikes as many as one in five families, yet treatment and care for those who suffer from mental illness is all but ignored by the state of Illinois. The ...
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Give us news; leave out the preachingJun 10, 2010 11:00 pm - I was absolutely disgusted to see an article on May 29 called "Celebrate your special day by recognizing God's blessings." This is a newspaper, not a church bulletin let...