Northfield Opinion
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Voters have spoken on Scott Lee CohenFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I could not believe what I was reading in your Feb. 5 editorial. You urge Mr. Cohen to step aside from running for the lieutenant governor's office. Why? You don't lik...
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Low turnout isn't the biggest problemFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - Whining about low voter turnout for the primary election is misplaced emotion. It is sad that there was only a 25 percent turnout but a heavy turnout by uninformed voter...
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Tighten belts in the BeltwayFeb 06, 2010 10:00 pm - I firmly agree we need a freeze on government spending. I think this should include no salary increases for the elected people we send to Washington. I live on a budget,...
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High court decision empowers the richFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Supreme Court has spoken! Rich people are entitled to more freedom than poor people. One dollar, one vote. Thomas C. Curtis Rolling Meadows ...
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Death penalty an effective deterrentFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Hammurabi Code of ancient Mesopotamia called for a death sentence for all manner of crimes. Why shouldn't it be effective today? The death penalty could be the only ...
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Want to see a bully? Look in the mirrorFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Our government spends more (borrowed) money on its military forces than the rest of the world combined. We maintain hundreds of military bases placed all over the world,...
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Stop using private armiesFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - A national coalition of groups opposed to Blackwater, now called Xe, have called on Congress to investigate the U.S. Justice Department's handling of the criminal case a...
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Minimum wage cut won't help workersFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - It was with disgust and alarm that I read the letter by Kristen Lopez Eastlick in the Jan. 18 Fence Post suggesting that job growth could be spurred by a cut in the mini...
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Be a good neighbor; shovel your walkFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Recently, while driving south on McLean Boulevard in Elgin, I was forced to brake and swerve into the left lane near the intersection of McLean and Larkin. The reason? A...
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Improve care and spend less moneyFeb 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Last year's deep cuts in state funding for mental health services, coupled with similar cuts the previous year have devastated Illinois' already weak mental health syste...