Northfield Opinion
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Unfair competition for our jobsJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Regarding Ruben Navarette's column on illegal immigration on Dec. 21, I have to disagree with him in his statement that "the whole illegal immigrants take jobs from Amer...
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What's it like to be so misunderstood?Jan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Open letter to Vice President Cheney: As one of the most hated men in the world, I'm guessing that you don't get many warm, cuddly letters from well-wishers. As a compas...
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Look at the facts, then call lawmakersJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The agency that runs Medicare and Medicaid, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMMS) has issued two reports about Obamacare. On the House bill, the report s...
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Edgar doesn't know what's best for stateJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Former Governor Jim Edgar should leave Illinois as soon as possible. Here's why: His strong support for Judy Baar Topinka ensured that Blagojevich would get elected to ...
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Same rules should apply to reportersJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald's editorial urging passage of "The Free Flow of Information Act" is another illustration of media's self-adulation. Why should law prevent a reporter fr...
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We can't even predict tomorrow's weatherJan 05, 2010 10:00 pm - It's difficult to believe that the Climate Crisis solution is settled no matter what the so-called experts say. The usual way to settle the science is to allow other sci...
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No need to call them death panelsJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - There are no death panels, are there? Why did Obama adviser Cass Sunstein say, If a program would prevent fifty deaths of people who are twenty, should it be treated the...
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Visit underscores need for donationsJan 04, 2010 10:00 pm - I recently returned from a 22-day odyssey in sunny Nicaragua to the chilly Northwest Chicago suburb. Ever since my flight landed at O'Hare it has been a study in contras...
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Start 2010 with healthy choicesJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - As 2010 begins, health care reform is on everyone's mind. It takes more than an act of Congress to care for our own health; many of our greatest challenges involve decis...
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Kudos to police and fire on ChristmasJan 03, 2010 10:00 pm - I just wanted to thank the Elk Grove Village fire and police departments for their help with Rusty the Irish Setter on Christmas. Because of their kindness and hard work...