Northfield Opinion
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Hartwell will stop wasteful spendingFeb 17, 2012 4:00 am - Tom Hartwell’s focus on eliminating wasteful spending is exactly what is needed right now in the Kane County Circuit Clerk’s office. His ability and skills in communicat...
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Rights of employees the real issueFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - With all the commotion about separation of church and state surrounding the contraception issue, it has been forgotten that the hospitals and colleges affected by the ad...
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Catholics face tough choiceFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - New York’s Archbishop Timothy Dolan told us, “Never before has the federal government forced individuals and organizations to buy a product that violates their conscienc...
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A model for other sportscastersFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - You go, girl! I never thought I’d defend a model, but Gisele Bundchen is correct. Tom Brady can’t throw and catch the ball. If Wes Welker and Aaron Hernandez made their ...
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Buffett is no model taxpayerFeb 16, 2012 5:00 am - Warren Buffett in his lifetime will have kept billions of dollars out of the government in taxes. Instead of keeping his billions in his name and paying capital gains ta...
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Learn the facts before you complainFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - Gordon Szymanski’s letter of Jan. 28 contained a list of items that he declares are proof of President Obama’s failed policies and lack of leadership. This constant refr...
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These dinners build communityFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - Nothing creates community better than breaking bread with someone you haven’t met before. So hats off to Elgin businessman Jeff Turner and his legion of volunteers for p...
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Caged dog nothing compared to abortionFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - At first, I had to laugh at Mr. Koller’s Feb. 4 letter about a column by Susan Estrich published on Jan. 20. In it Estrich expressed concern about Mitt Romney’s characte...
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Columnist’s honesty has humorous elementFeb 15, 2012 4:00 am - We always believed the columnists and media, as a whole, were “left leaning,” but for Susan Estrich to admit it in her recent column was a bit surprising! Was this a sli...
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Empty promises? Just press ‘mute’Feb 14, 2012 4:00 am - I like to watch the evening news to stay informed about what’s happening in the world. But when the politicians come on with their big egos and promise things that they ...