Northfield Opinion
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Let tax cuts for rich expire this yearApr 29, 2010 11:00 pm - April 15th recently passed, and it's no surprise that most of us were not looking forward to it. For half a century, we've heard politicians talk about cutting our taxes...
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Time to end sweet deal for teachersApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Enough already! I'm tired of reading every day in the paper about teachers and administrators and their pensions. how do you justify retired teachers getting over $100,0...
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Why oppose health care reform?Apr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - At long last, the United States has joined other industrialized countries and will offer health care to all citizens of this country. Despite the lies and misinformation...
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Art education is essentialApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The arts are proven to help close the achievement gap. The collection of research described in "Critical Links: Learning in the Arts and Student Academic and Social Deve...
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With jobs we could pay for health careApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - How can they expect this health care overhaul bill to work in real life? This is a bureaucratic nightmare the likes of which we have not seen. It took lawmakers a year t...
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Catholic policies support environmentApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - The Catholic environmental positions are misunderstood by many; they are as follows, from the Catechism of the Catholic Church: No. 2415, • "The seventh commandment enjo...
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Public pensions vs. Social SecurityApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - I am disappointed with your story on public pensions vs. social security. You led with two families and list their retirement income. What you did not list, which is of ...
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Vote out lawmakers to fix pension problemApr 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Why are you attacking the teachers' benefits? Teachers have not caused the financial problems with the state of Illinois. The Illinois Legislature is the cause. The leg...
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It's time to abolish public pensionsApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I would have laughed at Ken Swanson's (President, Illinois Education Association) remarks if I hadn't been so busy crying. According to Mr. Swanson, "There is nothing ex...
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We shouldn't cover pension fund lossesApr 27, 2010 11:00 pm - I believe there are several practices that contribute to the excessive pension benefits in the Illinois pension system. 1. The pension calculation is only based on the ...