Northfield Opinion
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Robinson’s columns predictably negativeJan 20, 2012 4:00 am - Eugene Robinson’s editorial on Jan. 10 is titled, “A candidate as fringe as fringe can be.” Personally I’d say that Robinson is “An editorialist as fringe as fringe can ...
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Republicans need a moral recheckJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - I have often said that the Republican candidates and party dogma had no standards. I was wrong. I carefully listen to the actual debates and pronouncements of party spok...
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Reason to fear donation collectorsJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - What worries me about “intersection charities” is that these soliciters think this single old lady is driving along with her purse on the front seat (it’s locked in the ...
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Let’s temper the rosy look at ObamaJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - In response to the opinion piece by Donna Brazile the Daily Herald published Jan. 11 claiming Obama is fixing things, I must retort with my own tally of Obama’s performa...
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Think twice before banning boxesJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - Collection boxes for the poor have been around for decades. Man-sized receptacles for old shoes and coats and books mostly, a place to drop off what you no longer need a...
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I have nothing left to cutJan 18, 2012 11:00 pm - We were taught to budget — that you can’t spend more than you have. Many of us have lived by that rule, to save and invest for our golden years, only to find that what b...
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Son with Down’s fills us with joyJan 18, 2012 4:00 am - Dear Cal Thomas; I have no idea if you will get this letter, but I wanted to comment. Your description of the life of your brother could have been a description of the l...
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Debate questioners show media’s biasJan 18, 2012 4:00 am - I wonder how many American watching the recent Republican debate questioned why Diane Sawyer and George Stephanopoulos spent a disproportionate amount of time questionin...
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Romney’s words retold out of contextJan 17, 2012 4:00 am - For the past few days we’ve seen endless ads from the Democrats and GOP contenders showing Mitt Romney’s statement, “I like firing people.” None of them showed his next ...
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Innovation needed with cooperationJan 17, 2012 4:00 am - Your Jan. 4 editorial, “Cut, yes, but cooperate and share pain,” makes an important point and it also makes brief mention of something not usually considered in these di...