Northfield Opinion
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There's no such thing as poverty in AmericaApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Whenever the liberal progressives push social justice they always point to the poor as examples. They tug at your heart and if you don't agree they ask, why you don't li...
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Don't smear right wingApr 24, 2010 11:00 pm - The other day Eugene Robinson wrote a collumn in the Daily Herald about the recent arrest of the Michigan based domestic terror group. This column seemed very biased, se...
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Set priorities for public spendingApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - We need policemen, firemen and teachers. We do not need a lieutenant governor. We could use a financial manager. Let's start to prioritize our tax money. If the financia...
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How could salary rise while stocks fallApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Allstate CEO, Thomas J. Wilson, cuts 2,000 full-time employees and pockets an additional $2.44 million for himself. That's on top of the $7.96 million he made in 2008. B...
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Think before you leave a standard tipApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - In addition to tips, restaurant serves are paid wages, so this is plenty, right? No! The wages are designed to be enough to pay income tax on tips and no more. Also, pa...
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Let's stress how to turn leftApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the hardest things about driving seems to when it is safe to make a left turn. Today's story about two kids turning left (I assume) into Waubonsee Community Colle...
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Bravo to all you public defendersApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - The recent news story about the attack on court-appointed attorney Ron Dolak exemplifies the difficulty of the job of being a criminal defense lawyer, particularly a cou...
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Insurance companies are not the problemApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Here's a message for President Obama and all his lemmings. Your attempt to make the health care debate all about insurance companies is both disingenuous and a big lie. ...
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Bring troops home, where real threat liesApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - With the rise of homegrown terrorism with threats of violence and government upheaval to return the White House and Congress to radical right wing hands, why don't we wi...
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Politicians are out of touch with peopleApr 23, 2010 11:00 pm - Our senators and representatives have great jobs, fantastic health care benefits and a wonderful pension plan who think they know and understand what the plain folks are...